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Sarah Moss,Alec Badenoch
Redolent of everything sensual and hedonistic, chocolate is synonymous with our idea of indulgence. It is adored around the world and has been since the Spanish first encountered cocoa beans…
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Bruce Kraig
Served in a fresh soft bun, and adorned with your choice of mustard, ketchup, chilli, sauerkraut, coleslaw, pickles, relish, sliced tomatoes, hot peppers and fried or fresh onion, the hot…
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Janet Clarkson
A celebration of the pie as well as a hugely informative history, Pie taps into the increasingly popular vein of books on culinary history, and will satisfy the appetites of…
William Rubel
An approachable introduction to the history and the many forms that bread takes throughout the world, Bread provides an analysis of the different components of bread such as crust and…
Hannah Velten
Though milk is the sustaining and essential food of all mammals, the majority of the world’s population cannot digest raw cow’s milk. Of those that do drink milk regularly, most…
Andrew F. Smith
From its obscure Pre-Columbian beginnings in the Andes Mountains of South America to its global stardom today, the story of the potato is one of rags to riches. Potato tells…
Kevin R. Kosar
An informative, concise narration of the story of whiskey, from obscure medieval origins to the globally-traded product that we know today. Kevin R. Kosar explains what whiskey is, how it…
Laura B. Weiss
In Ice Cream: A Global History, Laura B. Weiss takes us on a vibrant trip through the history of ice cream from ancient China to modern-day Tokyo in order to…
Helen Saberi
Tea: A Global History is a well-illustrated, concise exploration of the rich and fascinating history of tea. Helen Saberi describes the many varieties of tea consumed around the world, from…
Erika Janik
Apple explores the cultural and culinary importance of the apple. From the Garden of Eden and Homer’s Odyssey to Johnny Appleseed, Wilhelm Tell and Apple Computer, readers will learn how…
Fabrizia Lanza
A succinct and engaging history of the olive from antiquity to the present day, this book describes the role that olive trees, olives and their oil have played in myths…
Carol Helstosky
Originally a food for the poor in eighteenth-century Naples, pizza is a source of national and regional pride in Italy as well as of cultural identity. This title documents the…
