[go: up one dir, main page]
Genres > Food and Drink

Food

Food writing regards food not only as a substance, but also as a cultural phenomenon. Food writer John T. Edge explains how the genre views its topic: "Food is essential to life. It’s arguably our nation’s biggest industry. Food, not sex, is our most frequently indulged pleasure. Food—too much, not enough, the wrong kind, the wrong frequency—is one of our society’s greatest causes of disease and death." Food writer Mark Kurlansky links this vision of food directly to food writing, giving the genre's scope and range when he observes: “Food is about agriculture, about ecology, about man’s relati ...more

New Releases Tagged "Food"

Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot (Winner Bakes All, #3)
Death and Dinuguan (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #6)
Revenge, Served Royal (Lady Petra Inquires, #3)
The Humble Pie (The Food Group, #8)

Most Read This Week Tagged "Food"

Wonka
Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar
Milk Fed
The Artist
The Dead Husband Cookbook
The Pairing
Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
The Fourth Daughter
What I Ate in One Year (And Related Thoughts)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks―The Essential Recipes: 120 Greatest Hits, New Twists, and Perfected Classics
The Amberglow Candy Store
Dinner at the Night Library
What Hunger
Death and Dinuguan (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #6)
The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)
More most read this week tagged "food"...

Food Books

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
My Life in France
Eating Animals
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Salt: A World History
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
More food books...

Lists

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee BenderTwilight by Stephenie MeyerIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffThe Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler
Food on the Cover
1,351 books — 433 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
1,073 books — 1,200 voters

The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. RombauerMastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia ChildBetter Homes and Gardens New Cook Book by Better Homes and GardensHow to Cook Everything by Mark BittmanThe New Best Recipe by Cook's Illustrated
Best Cookbooks
1,447 books — 1,106 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Forager Chefs Club by Rita Mace WalstonFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserAn Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage
Books about Food
559 books — 195 voters

The China Study by T. Colin CampbellThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe 2 Week Diet Plan by Brian Flatt by Brian FlattWhy We Get Fat by Gary TaubesIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
A Nutrition Reading List
385 books — 416 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,132 books — 1,855 voters


Related Genres

Nonfiction
Food and Drink

Related News

If you follow the world of food, chances are you’ve heard of David Chang. The founder of the Momofuku restaurant group, Chang is a chef, TV...
Read more...

Quotes Tagged “Food”

Michael Pollan
“ You are what what you eat eats. ”
― Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
783 likes

A.A. Milne
“ What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow. ”
― A.A. Milne
663 likes

More quotes...

Videos Tagged “Food”

Ellen Crosby: Revealed
Ellen Crosby: Revealed
Mark Bittman: Food Matters
Mark Bittman: Food Matters
More videos...

Groups Tagged "Food"

Fresco Library Here are the amazing book recommendations from our leaders here at Fresco! Please find these boo…more
8 members, last active 2 years ago
A no-frills bookclub where we read books about food!
2 members, last active 3 years ago
Dystopia Land THE BIGGEST GROUP FOR DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE ON GOODREADS. What you can do in the group? * Y…more
5,479 members, last active 7 days ago
TBD
An indecisive group of friends who*usually* read, then discuss, a book per month while enjoying …more
8 members, last active one year ago

Tags

Tags contributing to this page include: food, food-books et food-related