Bee Wilson
Author
Language
English
Description
"In First Bite, acclaimed food historian Bee Wilson delves deep into the latest research from food psychologists, neuroscientists, and nutritionists to reveal that our food habits are shaped by family and culture, memory and gender, hunger and love. We do not come into the world with an innate sense of taste or nutrition as omnivores, we have to learn how and what to eat, how sweet is too sweet and what food will give us the most energy for the coming...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book offers a novel approach to food writing, presenting a history of eating habits and mores through the lens of the technologies we use to prepare, serve, and consume food. It tells the history of food through its tools across different eras and continents to present a fully rounded account of humans' evolving relationship to kitchen technology. From the birth of the fork in Italy as it discovered pasta, to culture wars over shaped how and...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In just two generations, the world has undergone a massive shift from traditional, limited diets to more globalized ways of eating-- from bubble tea to quinoa, Soylent to meal kits. Paradoxically, our diets are getting healthier and less healthy at the same time. For some, there has never been a happier food era than today: a time of unusual herbs, farmers' markets, and internet recipe swaps. Yet modern food also kills-- diabetes and heart disease...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Cut yourself some slack -- What no one tells you about cooking -- Find the missing element (a chapter on seasoning) -- Use the tools you have and get the tools you need -- Treat cooking as a remedy (because it is) -- Reduce your options: the sweetness of routine -- Treat time as an ingredient -- Be your own gust (cooking alone) -- Welcome all eaters -- Cook for the life you have (and make it better)
"Do you wish you could cook more, but don’t know...
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