Andrew Smith, author of the University of Illinois Press book Peanuts: The Illustrious History of the Goober Pea, is quoted in today’s Chicago Tribune on the economics of American kids’ favorite […]
Category: food & beverage
Just Landed: New books on soy, cinema studies, and women journalists
A handful of new books landed on my desk in the past week: –Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga: Bessie Smith and the Emerging Urban South by Michelle R. Scott (August 25, […]
University of Illinois Press at OAH by Kendra
The Organization of American Historians held its Annual Meeting in NYC this year, in midtown Manhattan at the Hilton New York. It was a good and busy meeting for us, with […]
Recipe hunter alert!
The January 13th South Florida Sun-Sentinel featured a recipe for herb-roasted acorn squash from Gary Allen, author of the recent book The Herbalist in the Kitchen. (Insert “M”s here.) […]
The Turkey: A Zagat Story
Zagat.com covered Andrew Smith’s November 20th appearance at the Astor Center in New York during which he discussed the Thanksgiving myths revealed in his University of Illinois Press book The Turkey: […]
“The Herbalist in the Kitchen” author quoted in AP Thanksgiving story
Gary Allen, author of the recently published book The Herbalist in the Kitchen says, “Rosemary, sage, thyme, and dill are among the few herbs that hold their flavor well when […]
Following a Hunch about Tomatoes by Andrew F. Smith
Andrew F. Smith is a freelance writer who teaches culinary history and professional food writing at the New School in Manhattan. He is the author of many books, including The […]