Books

My Top 5 Books on Food

The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners Margaret Visser

A delightful survey that covers even the Eucharist, which she calls “a dinner at which table manners are entirely necessary.”

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A History of Food Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, translated by Anthea Bell

Pick a food, any food, look it up, wolf down the information, and have lots of fun impressing friends at your next dinner party. This is the one indispensable book about the history of food.

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Whitebread Protestants: Food and Religion in American Culture Daniel Sack

The real communion at my church took place at the potluck in the basement. Food brought us together in the fellowship hall as much as preaching did in the sanctuary. This book explains why.

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The Bloodless Revolution: A Cultural History of Vegetarianism from 1600 to Modern Times Tristram Stuart

Vegetarians might serve plain food, but their ideas are out of this world—literally. This book tells the fascinating story of the quest for a utopian diet.

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Fish on Friday: Feasting, Fasting, and the Discovery of the New World Brian Fagan

How Christian ritual led to the practice of eating fish on Fridays, which in turn led to European dominance of the sea and even the discovery of the New World.

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