It's a collection of how politicians were influenced or influenced the trend of food. However, the middle part of the series were more of a personal notes of the book "The President's Table" by Barry H. Landau. This is rather surprising. Some of the words are not of Taiwanese usage, so more editing could be done. Overall, a quick read to learn about food and some politicians. Sadly, there are more about the American presidents, and I believe there are more to be noted, and this book can have a better collection -- probably in the future.