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The best American food writing 2018, edited and with an introduction by Ruth Reichl

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288)

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The best American food writing 2018

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edited and with an introduction by Ruth Reichl

Best American food writing,, 2018, 2578-7667Best American series

In this inaugural edition in a new series, Ruth Reichl [collects] pieces originally published in a wide range of venues ... There are odes to dining scenes, like Karen Brooks's two-fisted defense of Portland, Ore., as a great pizza city ... as well as profiles of foodie celebs like Mary H.K. Choi's ... take on ... Christina Tosi and Kushbu Shah's pilgrimage to Ree Drummond's remote Oklahoma eatery. Politics are a constant, with Jane Black's ... 'Revenge of the Lunch Lady' contemplating the policy and culinary implications of free lunch programs in the Trump administration, while Shane Mitchell in 'Who Owns Uncle Ben?' delves into the racial history of rice in America"--Publisher's Weekly, 08/27/2018""Food writing is stepping out," legendary food writer Ruth Reichl declares at the start of this, the inaugural edition of 'The Best American Food Writing'. "It's about time ... Food is, in a very real sense, redesigning the world." Indeed, the twenty-eight pieces in this volume touch on every pillar of society, from the sense memories that connect a family through food, to the scientific tinkering that gives us new snacks to share, to the intersections of culinary culture with some of our most significant political issues. At times a celebration, a critique, and a wondrous reverie, 'The Best American Food Writing 2018' is brimming with delights both circumspect and sensuous. Dig in!"--taken from back cover

Best food writing 2018