Food & Society

The Parisian cafe is an integral part of the city's daily life no matter the weather, the time of day or year, the mood or neighbourhood. It is the...

The remarkable story of a restaurant on top of the worldbuilt by a legend, destroyed in tragedyand an era in New York City it helped to frame  In ...

Finalist for the Guild of Food Writers Awards 2021: General Cookbook Voted Best Outdoor Dining Spot in London by VOGUE Magazine Selected as a bes...

Shortlisted for the Guild of Food Writers Award 2023: Drinks Category Longlisted for the André Simon Award for Drink Books for 2022 Real cider, c...

From the author of Ten Restaurants That Changed America, an exploration of foods cultural importance and its crucial role throughout human historyA...

An absolute gem Sunday Times A mouthwatering history The Guardian In this delicious history of Britains food tradi...

START YOUR VEGAN CHALLENGE TODAY with the help of the Vegan Kit from VeganuaryINSPIRATION, SECRET TRICKS & TIPS for a fulfilling vegan lifestyl...

Our food system is broken, and it''s endangering what''s most precious to us: our environment, our health, our soil and water, and our future. In r...

A new generation of food activists has come to believe thatsustainable farming andeating local are the way to solve a host of perceived problems wi...

The third book in the critically acclaimed Wicked & Wise series offers a compelling analysis of the issue of food on an international scale. Fr...

Food is at the heart of Jewish life and culture. It's the subject of many studies, popular and academic, and countless Jewish jokes. From Forbidden...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Baked potatoes, Bombay potatoes, pommes...

Freshly baked bread is an incredibly evocative aroma, feeding in to a shared understanding of this versatile food which has been an important stapl...

Explore the dramatic history of the world''s most expensive spice in Saffron: A Global History. Literally worth their weight in gold, sunset-red sa...

Sushi and sashimi are by now a global sensation and have become perhaps the best known of Japanese foods but they are also the most widely misunder...

How did agriculture come about in the American Southwest? What environmental and social factors led to the cultivation of plants? How, in turn, did...

Ancient brewing traditions and techniques have been passed generation to generation on farms throughout remote areas of northern Europe. With these...