Food Literature

A gripping examination of the dark side of an iconic American product and a moving portrait of the women who lived in the shadow of its fractured fortune, JELL-O Girls is a family history, a feminist history, and a story of motherhood, love, and loss. In crystalline prose, Rowbottom considers the roots of trauma not only in her own family, but in the American psyche as well, ultimately weaving a story that is deeply personal, as well as deeply connected to the collective female experience.

Rural Free, first published in 1961, beautifully conveys the joys of family life on an Indiana farm. Marked by the slow pace and rich variety of seasonal change, Rachel Peden's narrative offers an authentic month-by-month chronicle of her family's daily adventures. Today, as the slow-food movement gathers support and more urban dwellers return to the land to plant roots again in honest soil, Peden's stories of country life and her lessons on sustainability, frugality, and wastefulness gain a special resonance. Rural Free will be a source of inspiration for all who rejoice in rural virtues.

For the Nameless Restaurant, once a discreet hole-in-the-wall meant for a cast of supernatural regulars, the increasing levels of background magic has brought with it that most dreadful of locusts—new customers. The staff of the Nameless Restaurant are finding the influx of new customers—both mortal and magical—to be a challenge. They're reaching a breaking point, and something has to give. The only question is, will it be Mo Meng's rules on magic or the restaurant itself?

Sole Eaby has a few complaints he'd like to lodge against life, the main one being that his dad, Cedro, has recently quit his job and withdrawn his entire life savings, which included Sole's college fund. Why? To launch a food truck business he knows nothing about. To cope, Sole uses his knifelike wit to moonlight as a stand-up comedian, and so far, it's paying off. He’s not only replenishing his college treasury, he’s making people laugh; but it's one person in particular he performs for. Her name is Ava.

From the bestselling author of Alice Waters and Chez Panisse comes the first biography of the passionate gastronome and troubled genius who became the most powerful force in the history of American food - the founding father of the American food revolution.

columnist who regularly contributes to The Nation and The Village Voice, Patricia J. Williams is also a professor of law at Columbia University and the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” award. In Open House, she shares her unique views on modern American culture and tells stories of her remarkable life. Her voice is powerful, provocative, and utterly charming.

Bernhard Freund hat einen Traum: reich und berühmt werden. Jedoch stehen ihm dabei Schulden und ein unregelmäßiges Einkommen im Weg. Da taucht der Geschäftsmann Joe Santer auf und macht ihm ein lukratives Angebot. Schon bald stellt sich heraus, dass Bernhard auf falsche Versprechungen hereingefallen ist. Doch da steckt er schon in einem tiefen Labyrinth aus Lügen, Betrug und Mord. Für eine Umkehr ist es zu spät. Eine lebensgefährliche Jagd beginnt.

This is a collection of 30 short stories, each with a message and storyline designed to be filling and rewarding in and of itself.

From Michael Pollan to locavores, Whole Foods to farmers' markets, today cooks and foodies alike are paying more attention than ever before to the history of the food they bring into their kitchens - and especially to vegetables. Whether it’s an heirloom tomato, curled cabbage, or succulent squash, from a farmers' market or a backyard plot, the humble vegetable offers more than just nutrition - it also represents a link with long tradition of farming and gardening, nurturing and breeding. In this charming new book, those veggies finally get their due.

When Josie Welford settles in the idyllic West Country village of Kings Duncombe, she honestly believes she can bury her past. The widow of one of Britain’s most wanted criminals, she knows what it’s like to be an outsider and fervently wishes for a fresh start in life. But she soon finds herself on the wrong side of the locals and she begins to wonder just how far their threats will go... A feisty and highly likeable character, Josie leads the listener through a tantalizingly twisted murder mystery to a deliciously rich ending.

Someone or something has just made off with the one and only culinary goddess in Morgan's Peak, Emma Bernstein. Now it's up to Estelle Staab and her newly cultivated witchy powers to not only find Emma, but save her before time runs out and she's lost forever.

From the dark and decadent mind of Em Dehaney come eight tales of sea foam secrets and sweet treats. Nothing is quite what it seems, but everything is delicious. This is Food of the Gods.

The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1904. Wells called it "a fantasia on the change of scale in human affairs.... I had hit upon [the idea] while working out the possibilities of the near future in a book of speculations called Anticipations (1901)." The novel is about a group of scientists who invent a food that accelerates the growth of children and turns them into giants when they become adults.

Elisabeth Luard, one of the food world's most entertaining and evocative writers, has travelled extensively throughout her life, meeting fascinating people, observing different cultures and uncovering extraordinary ingredients in unusual places. In this enchanting food memoir, she shares tales and dishes gathered from her global ramblings.

The saga of the Chili Queens of San Antonio, NASCAR kitchens tucked away in the crew pits at race tracks, the story of an unexpected kitchen—the George Foreman Grill—these stories and more from Hidden Kitchens, the popular and highly acclaimed radio series on NPR's morning edition, is now being released on a 3 CD set based on the new book Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes & More from NPR's The Kitchen Sisters.

我们一生要遇到很多人，要吃很多顿饭，我们会因为一道美食，想起一个人，也会因为一个人，想起爱的味道。美食与爱，是我们生活中最温暖的所在。……我們一生要遇到很多人，要吃很多頓飯，我們會因為一道美食，想起一個人，也會因為一個人，想起愛的味道。美食與愛，是我們生活中最溫暖的所在。

Food critic and blogger Tiffany Austin has the best job in the world: she gets to eat for a living. At least, she hopes she has a job. Her trial period at Southern Style magazine is up—and rumors are swirling that management is making a choice between Tiffany and a rival columnist: the ambitious Jenny Lee Plumm. Former chef Tiffany knows she has a battle on her hands…but she didn't realize it was to the death!

If someone were to write a novel about the world of big-box retail, it could very well be a grab bag of horrors and tragedies, detailing the dismal pay and long hours that employees suffer in the name of low prices and just-good-enough merchandise all so the bigwigs and the bean counters can stuff their pockets with trumped up stock options. It could be about that. Thankfully, this book isn't. Instead, it's a lively romantic comedy that begins when Jeff Martin, son of the owner of the third-largest retailer in the United States, shows up at his father's Minnesota corporate office.

Замкнутая территория, усеянная необычными минами. Опаснейшие твари, способные достать и на крыше небоскрёба, и глубоко под землёй. Множество сонных статистов, которые могут помочь, а могут добить... по настроению. Особые противники с удивительным вооружением и эффективными средствами выслеживания. Непомерные штрафы, выдающие твоё присутствие при любой маскировке.

My story is about the Chappel Brothers Corporation, (CBC) and the hundreds of thousands of wild horses their cowboys caught and branded, from 1927 - 1938, on the open range in Eastern Montana. The book is historical fiction based on true facts. To tell how it happened, I have created several fictional characters based on the actual men that did the gathering, branding, and shipping of the thousands of horses they gathered. I have also used some names and stories of people that were involved with the CBC.