A FOOD LOVER’S MEMOIR of his celiac diagnosis, its impact on his life. Thoughtful if a bit over-impassioned. SOLID B

IN MEMORY OF BREAD
Clarkson Potter Publishers
2016

FROM CUPCAKES TO SUPERFOODS, an engaging look at how consumers, chefs, corporations, media shape food trends. B PLUS

THE WILD WEST WORLD of professional mushroom hunting, brought to life in all its seedy, picaresque glory.

TAIWANESE-AMERICAN FOOD CELEBRITY Eddie Huang’s memoir is candid, irreverent, and funny as hell.  Sharp stuff!

A SPECIALTY FARMER’S IMPASSIONED argument for the preservation of heirloom fruits and vegetables. Convincing!

COMPLETELY FASCINATING HISTORY of farming, production of food and drink in New York City past and present.

LOVE LETTER TO New York’s temple of herring, Russ & Daughters, is also a history of Jewish life in the city.

WONDERFULLY ENTERTAINING HISTORY, anthropology, and sociology of tools for cooking and eating. Smart fun!

PLAYFUL, ABSORBING DISQUISITION on women as chefs, with lots of interviews, lots of chefs’ perspectives.

THE FASCINATING LIFE AND WORK of chef Marcus Samuelsson, a Swedish adoptee from Ethiopia. Revealing, touching!