The chemistry professor columnist for the Washington Post's "Food 101" presents explanations of kitchen mysteries involving food types, temperature, cooking equipment, and food myths.
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Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted u…
"Drawing on the journals and correspondence of pioneers, Horsman examines more than a hundred years of history, recording components of the diets of various groups, including travelers, settlers, fur traders, soldiers, and miners. He discusses food-preparation techniques, includ…
Cooked: a natural history of transformation
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"Fire, water, air, earth--our most trusted food expert recounts the story of his culinary education In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, a…
As she films a 52-part series on wholesome American beef for Japanese television, director Jane Takagi-Little of New York realizes she is doing her viewers a disservice and sabotages the show. Combines exposure of unhealthy production of meat and a cross-cultural view of America.
Mario Palinski ist ein viel beschäftigter Mann: Nicht nur die Leitung seines áInstituts für Krimiliteranalogieá nimmt ihn zunehmend in Anspruch. Er hat sich inzwischen sogar mit seinem Erstlingswerk einen Namen als Autor gemacht, trainiert seine schauspielerischen Fähigkeiten in…
One day we woke up and realized that our "macaroni" had become "pasta," that our Wonder Bread had been replaced by organic whole wheat, that sushi was fast food, and that our tomatoes were heirlooms. How did all this happen, and who made it happen? Journalist Kamp chronicles the…
"This monograph reveals the various ways in which food writing of the early-Franco era was a potent biopolitical tool, producing ways of eating and thinking about food which privileged patriotism over personal desire. Food et Francoism examines a diverse range of official and no…