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Food writing regards food not only as a substance, but also as a cultural phenomenon. Food writer John T. Edge explains how the genre views its topic: "Food is essential to life. It’s arguably our nation’s biggest industry. Food, not sex, is our most frequently indulged pleasure. Food—too much, not enough, the wrong kind, the wrong frequency—is one of our society’s greatest causes of disease and death." Food writer Mark Kurlansky links this vision of food directly to food writing, giving the genre's scope and range when he observes: “Food is about agriculture, about ecology, about man’s relati ...more

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Food Books

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

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Lists

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Fruits and Vegetables in Titles

965 books — 181 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)

251 books — 120 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

Best New Orleans Books

422 books — 346 voters

HELP! A Bear is Eating Me! by Mykle Hansen

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Best Books about Being Eaten

104 books — 178 voters

Best Paleo/Primal Books

131 books — 146 voters

The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra Elan McVoy

Mmmm... Food on the Cover

466 books — 150 voters

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“ Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without laughing. ...more ”
― Joss Whedon

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“ Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason. ...more ”
― Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

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