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The Library: The Story of Sushi

That Trevor Corson, he’s pretty fly for a white guy. Continuing on with my food history kick, I just finished reading his book The Story of Sushi. This book definitely had a fast foody, summer movie slant to it, but in an enjoyable and somewhat edifying way — sort of like the feeling you [...]

The Library: The Big Oyster – History on the Half Shell

Still being somewhat on the sickly side, I’ve spent more time reading about food than making or eating it lately. Which is okay, since I’ve had a bunch of these titles archived on my Kindle for ages and am just now getting to crack them open.

I seem to be on a bit of [...]

The Library: An Edible History of Humanity

Just finished reading _An Edible History of Humanity_ by Tom Standage. I’ve always been fond of nonfiction and was in the mood for something to clear my mind after having spent the last few months reading through several series’ worth of fantasy/sci-fi genre stuff. This was certainly a departure. Yet, comfortingly familiar at the [...]