The Best American Food Writing 2019
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER

New York Times best-selling author and James Beard Award winner Samin Nosrat collects the year’s finest writing about food and drink.


“Good food writing evokes the senses,” writes Samin Nosrat, best-selling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and star of the Netflix adaptation of the book. “It makes us consider divergent viewpoints. It makes us hungry and motivates us to go out into the world in search of new experiences. It charms and angers us, breaks our hearts, and gives us hope. And perhaps most importantly, it creates empathy within us.” Whether it’s the dizzying array of Kit Kats in Japan, a reclamation of the queer history of tapas, or a spotlight on a day in the life of a restaurant inspector, the work in The Best American Food Writing 2019 will inspire you to pick up a knife and start chopping, but also to think critically about what you’re eating and how it came to your plate, while still leaving you clamoring for seconds.
 
1130010779
The Best American Food Writing 2019
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER

New York Times best-selling author and James Beard Award winner Samin Nosrat collects the year’s finest writing about food and drink.


“Good food writing evokes the senses,” writes Samin Nosrat, best-selling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and star of the Netflix adaptation of the book. “It makes us consider divergent viewpoints. It makes us hungry and motivates us to go out into the world in search of new experiences. It charms and angers us, breaks our hearts, and gives us hope. And perhaps most importantly, it creates empathy within us.” Whether it’s the dizzying array of Kit Kats in Japan, a reclamation of the queer history of tapas, or a spotlight on a day in the life of a restaurant inspector, the work in The Best American Food Writing 2019 will inspire you to pick up a knife and start chopping, but also to think critically about what you’re eating and how it came to your plate, while still leaving you clamoring for seconds.
 
15.99 In Stock
The Best American Food Writing 2019

The Best American Food Writing 2019

The Best American Food Writing 2019

The Best American Food Writing 2019

Paperback

$15.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER

New York Times best-selling author and James Beard Award winner Samin Nosrat collects the year’s finest writing about food and drink.


“Good food writing evokes the senses,” writes Samin Nosrat, best-selling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and star of the Netflix adaptation of the book. “It makes us consider divergent viewpoints. It makes us hungry and motivates us to go out into the world in search of new experiences. It charms and angers us, breaks our hearts, and gives us hope. And perhaps most importantly, it creates empathy within us.” Whether it’s the dizzying array of Kit Kats in Japan, a reclamation of the queer history of tapas, or a spotlight on a day in the life of a restaurant inspector, the work in The Best American Food Writing 2019 will inspire you to pick up a knife and start chopping, but also to think critically about what you’re eating and how it came to your plate, while still leaving you clamoring for seconds.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781328662255
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 10/01/2019
Series: Best American Food Writing Series
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 476,346
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

SILVIA KILLINGSWORTH is the digital editor of Bloomberg BusinessWeek and a former editor of The Awl and The Hairpin. Prior to that she was the managing editor of The New Yorker, and wrote regularly for their magazine and website. She lives in Westchester County, New York.

Table of Contents

SAMIN NOSRAT: Introduction
SAM ANDERSON: Flavors of Space-Time
MARK ARAX: A Kingdom from Dust
YEMISI ARIBISALA: The Girls Who Fainted at the Sight of an Egg
BURKHARD BILGER: Bean Freaks
MARK BINELLI: Salty Tooth
TIM CARMAN: In the Twin Cities, Asian Chefs Feel the Sting of Andrew Zimmern’s Insults. They Say His Apology Isn’t Enough.
MELISSA CHADBURN: The Food of My Youth
CHARLEE DYROFF: In Kotzebue, Alaska, Hunters Are Bringing Traditional Foods—and a Sense of Comfort—to Their Local Elders
PRIYA FIELDING-SINGH: Why Do Poor Americans Eat So Unhealthfully? Because Junk Food Is the Only Indulgence They Can Afford.
IAN FRAZIER: The Maraschino Mogul
HANNAH GOLDFIELD: Black History at Harlem Hops
KATE HILL: Hearts of Corn—the Women of Yo’on Ixim
SOLEIL HO: Do You Eat Dog?
PRIYA KRISHNA: The Life of a Restaurant Inspector: Rising Grades, Fainting Owners
STEPHANIE M. LEE: Sliced and Diced: Here’s How Cornell Scientist Brian Wansink Turned Shoddy Data into Viral Studies About How We Eat
SHANE MITCHELL: Hot Wet Goobers
MARILYN NOBLE: Bison Bars Were Supposed to Restore Native Communities and Grass-based Ranches. Then Came Epic Provisions.
TEJAL RAO: Big in Japan
HELEN ROSNER: Anthony Bourdain and the Power of Telling the Truth
KATHRYN SCHULZ: Food Fight
MAYUKH SEN: The Gay Man Who Brought Tapas to America
KHUSHBU SHAH: THE VEGAN RACE WARS: How the Mainstream Ignores Vegans of Color
RUBY TANDOH: Sugartime
MICHAEL W. TWITTY: I Had Never Eaten in Ghana Before. But My Ancestors Had.
BENJAMIN ALDES WURGAFT: On Reading Jonathan Gold
Contributors’ Notes
 
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews