A Kitchen Window Peepshow: Eating Wildly and Traveling Widely with Lesley Blanch
Caroline Eden relishes the food writing of Lesley Blanch, author of the recently republished “Journey into the Mind’s Eye.”...
The Hat: Remembering Jonathan Gold
Michael Jaime-Becerra offers his thanks to legendary food writer Jonathan Gold....
Justice Among the Jell-O Recipes: The Feminist History of Food Journalism
Suzanne Cope rescues the true history of food journalism from erasure....
Rounding Up the Risks of Big Ag
Elena Conis considers “Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science” by Carey Gillam....
Nobody Is Safe: Disordered Eating in the Age of Foodies
On "Feast: True Love in and out of the Kitchen," Hannah Howard’s book about coming of age in the New York food scene with an eating disorder....
The Promise of Kibbeh: On Amir Nizar Zuabi’s “Oh My Sweet Land”
Shoshana Olidort finds sustenance in Amir Nizar Zuabi’s solo show “Oh My Sweet Land.”...
A Recipe for Coping in Trump’s America
Two books on the Trump era offer a mixed blessing. Yes, he’s out of control. But the kitchen may be your best place of refuge....
Coffee as Existential Statement: A Crisis in Every Cup on Valencia Street
Theodore Gioia provides a culinary and cultural tour of the coffee shops on San Francisco’s Valencia Street....
Lunch and Other Distractions: On Susan Bright’s Pictorial History of Food Photography
Geoff Nicholson savors Susan Bright's "Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography."...
The Anatomy of Finickiness: On Alexander Theroux’s “Einstein’s Beets: An Examination of Food Phobias”
Who knew Mussolini didn't like mashed potatoes? Geoff Nicholson enjoys Alexander Theroux's latest....
Stay Hungry
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans digs into Amy Thielen's "Give a Girl a Knife."...
From Chop Suey to Haute Cuisine: A Case Study in American “Ethnic Food”
Oliver Wang digests books on the complicated history of Chinese-American cuisine and the problematic label of “ethnic food.”...
