The Food Series


Acquiring Editor: Willis G. Regier
Series Editor: Andrew F. Smith

Everyone eats, but not everyone eats alike. The Food Series undertakes a scholarly investigation of food culture and the growing, processing, cooking, and consuming of food.


link to catalog page , African American Foodways

African American Foodways

Explorations of History and Culture

Author: Edited by Anne L. Bower
Pub Date: January 2009

Moving beyond catfish and collard greens to the soul of African American cooking   learn more...

link to catalog page , The Complete Vegetarian

The Complete Vegetarian

The Essential Guide to Good Health

Author: Edited by Peggy Carlson
Pub Date: January 2009

The health benefits of a vegetarian diet   learn more...

link to catalog page , The Turkey

The Turkey

An American Story

Author: Andrew F. Smith
Pub Date: October 2009

"Talking turkey" about the bird you thought you knew   learn more...

link to catalog page , The World of Soy Author: Edited by Christine M. Du Bois, Chee-Beng Tan, and Sidney Mintz
Pub Date: August 2008

A lively discussion of soy production and consumption   learn more...

link to catalog page , The Banquet

The Banquet

Dining in the Great Courts of Late Renaissance Europe

Author: Ken Albala
Pub Date: March 2007

A history of cooking and fine dining in Western Europe from 1520 to 1660   learn more...

link to catalog page , The Herbalist in the Kitchen Author: Gary Allen
Pub Date: June 2007

The ultimate book for anyone cooking with herbs   learn more...

link to catalog page , Peanuts

Peanuts

The Illustrious History of the Goober Pea

Author: Andrew F. Smith
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2007

The peanut’s rise from a lowly bean to national favorite   learn more...

link to catalog page , Marketing Nutrition

Marketing Nutrition

Soy, Functional Foods, Biotechnology, and Obesity

Author: Brian Wansink
Pub Date: Cloth: 2004; Paper: 2007

The ins and outs of the marketing of food   learn more...

link to catalog page , A History of Cooks and Cooking Author: Michael Symons
Pub Date: Cloth: 2000; Paper: 2004

Exploring the civilizing role that cooks and cooking have played in world history from Plato to Marx, from carnivores to vegetarians   learn more...