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New Books in Food

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Authenticity In Food
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Julie Powell
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Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring: Adventures with the King of Fishes (Hurst, 2025) by Graeme Rigby contains almost everything you didn’t know you needed to know about Atlantic herrings. (Pacific and Baltic varieties are in there too.) Herrings ma... more

Beloved baker and author Gesine Bullock-Prado returns to the New Books Network to chat about her delicious new cookbook, My Harvest Kitchen, the highly anticipated follow-up to her best-selling My Vermont Table. This time, she invites us back into he... more

My Dinner with Andre (1981) is a film that uses the simple premise of two men sharing a meal as a vehicle for exploration of how we should live our lives. It asks fundamental questions about happiness and self-fulfillment that it doesn't wholly answe... more

The humble goat has played a surprising and important role throughout the history of the United States. Despite this, goats are often overlooked by many Americans, even if they have strong opinions about these complex creatures. In Goats in America: ... more

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Graeme Rigby
Author of 'Rigby's Encyclopaedia of the Herring'
Hurst Publishers
Episode: Graeme Rigby, "Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring" (Hurst Publishers, 2025)
Gesine Bullock-Prado
Author and homesteader, known for her cookbooks and seasonal recipes
Countryman Press
Episode: Gesine Bullock-Prado, "My Harvest Kitchen: 100+ Recipes to Savor the Seasons" (Countryman Press, 2025)
Dr. Tami Parr
Author and scholar focusing on goat dairy and cultural history.
Oregon State University Press
Episode: Tami Parr, "Goats in America: A Cultural History" (Oregon State UP, 2025)
Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern
Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment at Syracuse University, specializing in farm worker studies and labor across the food system.
Syracuse University
Episode: Teresa M. Mares and Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, "Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain" (U California Press, 2025)
Teresa M. Mares
Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Vermont, involved with food systems graduate program, focusing on food system and migration studies.
University of Vermont
Episode: Teresa M. Mares and Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, "Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain" (U California Press, 2025)
Michael W. Twitty
Award-winning culinary historian and food writer based in Virginia.
Phaidon Press
Episode: Michael W. Twitty, "Recipes from the American South" (Phaidon Press, 2025)
Andrea Freeman
National and international expert on food policy and critical race theory
Southwestern Law School
Episode: Andrea Freeman, "Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: America’s Politics of Food, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch" (Metropolitan Books, 2024)
Priyanka Kumar
author of The Light Between Apple Trees, Rediscovering the Wild Through a Beloved American Fruit
Episode: The Light Between Apple Trees: Rediscovering the Wild Through a Beloved American Fruit
Dr. David Singerman
Assistant Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
Episode: David Singerman, "Unrefined: How Capitalism Reinvented Sugar" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host of the New Books Network, leading discussions on contemporary literature including food writing.
Corey Barker
Host of New Books in Food, facilitating conversations with various food writers and academics.

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4.0 out of 5 stars from 19 ratings
  • Perk of Knowing the Author's Perspective

    I teach a university course every semester on the history of human nutrition. My students have to write a book review, which some confuse with a book report despite my efforts but that's another matter, after reading a non-fiction book about the history of nutrition, food studies, sports studies, and other related disciplines. New Books in Food is great for my students and for me. I learn about recently released books, which I add to my students' list of possibilities for the book review, and my... more

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    United States13 years ago

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Gesine Bullock-Prado, "My Harvest Kitchen: 100+ Recipes to Savor the Seasons" (Countryman Press, 2025)
Q: What makes for a perfect Christmas cookie?
Gesine emphasizes that there is no singular perfect cookie, but rather a perfect cookie platter that represents diverse tastes and traditions, focusing on the joy and memories associated with different cookies.
Gesine Bullock-Prado, "My Harvest Kitchen: 100+ Recipes to Savor the Seasons" (Countryman Press, 2025)
Q: Can you unpack the section of 10 Things I Love and Loathe to Grow?
Gesine discusses her preferences for growing certain crops based on enjoyment, ease, and the aesthetics of the plants, highlighting her love for fava beans and potatoes and her struggles with brassicas and beets.
Andrea Freeman, "Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: America’s Politics of Food, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch" (Metropolitan Books, 2024)
Q: Can you tell me a little bit about what your interest in this subject of food and the law is and how you came to write this book?
I have been thinking about this material for 20 years, developing ideas around food, race, and law since law school.
Tami Parr, "Goats in America: A Cultural History" (Oregon State UP, 2025)
Q: If we're thinking about sort of the US as a whole, sort of mid centuries, kind of after World War II, why is there this low point after World War II?
The popularity of goat's milk declined after World War II due to the decline of tuberculosis rates and better sanitation in cow's milk, leading to less perceived need for goat's milk.
Tami Parr, "Goats in America: A Cultural History" (Oregon State UP, 2025)
Q: So starting at the beginning, when and why did we get domestic goats first coming to what is now the United States?
Goats were brought to the US during the colonial era, with the first domesticated animals arriving in two waves: with Columbus and then with colonizers in the 1600s.

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Conversations center on dynamic issues surrounding food, culture, and the narratives woven through literature related to gastronomy. Guests often include authors, historians, and academics who explore various themes such as the social implications of food, its historical contexts, and its representation in media. From discussions on the role of restaurants in society to the significance of culinary traditions in different cultures, a diverse array of topics and perspectives are covered, making it a rich source for those interested in how food intersects with broader cultural and societal dynamics. Whether highlighting the ethical dimensions of food production, delving into regional cuisines, or examining food's role in identity, the convers... more

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