NONFICTION
Released: May 8, 2012
"Recommended for an informed, general audience intrigued by but perhaps just beginning to explore sustainability."
Amid numerous stories about the industrial-food complex and its pitfalls, freelance writer and change.org blogger Gustafson seeks examples of what "a better food system" would resemble, traveling across America to find alternatives.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 8, 2012
"The author notes that Birdseye knew that curiosity is "one essential ingredient" in a fulfilling life; it is a quality that grateful readers also discover in each of Kurlansky's books."
Yes, the frozen-food guy really
was named Clarence Birdseye (1886–1956), and the story of his adventures is another satisfying dish from the remarkable menu of the author of
Cod (1997),
Salt (2002) and other treats.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 8, 2012
"Despite their fleeting nature, these creations endure in a winning combination of graphic design, cross-cultural flair and writing on one of the staples of the urban food landscape."
New York Times food columnist Edge (
Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Companion to the South, 2007, etc.) explores "outsider food, immigrant food, [and] the food of the underclass" in an intelligently organized cookbook featuring a smorgasbord of American street foods.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 10, 2012
"Mission accomplished. Readers will come away not only hungry, but with a deeper understanding of the Mexican people and their cuisine."
NONFICTION
Released: April 10, 2012
"An articulate food book that has an opinion without being preachy and that exudes a joy about food without being oversimplified."
NONFICTION
Released: March 13, 2012
"A helpful, systematic approach to developing a discriminating palate."
