Dates are fabulously useful! Just don’t confuse them with figs, which are also lovely but which don’t have the staying power or sweetness of dates. (And don’t confuse fresh figs with the gritty stuff inside Fig Newtons — an actual fig tastes much lighter and fruitier, plus it beautifully shades from pink to cream to [...]
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AGRICULTURE/FARMING
The Unsettling of America, W. Berry
Hit by a Farm, C. Friend
The Compassionate Carnivore, C. Friend
Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture, A. Kimbrell, ed.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, B. Kingsolver
Botany of Desire, M. Pollan
Holy Cows & Hog Heaven, J. Salatin
BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
Small Giants, B. Burlington
The Ecology of Commerce, P. Hawken
No Logo, N. Klein
The Post-Corporate World, D. Korten
Freakonomics, S. Levitt & S. Dubner
Buy-o-logy, M. Lindstrom
The Value of Nothing, R. Patel
CULINARY ANTHROPOLOGY AND HISTORY
Consuming Passions: An Anthropology of Eating, P. Armelagos
Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid, T. Ecott
From Hardtack to Home Fries, B. Haber
Salt: A World History, M. Kurlansky
Chocolate: An Illustrated History, M. & F. Morton
Tastes of Paradise, W. Schivelbusch
A History of the World in 6 Glasses, T. Standage
An Edible History of Humanity, T. Standage
The Rituals of Dinner, M. Visser
FAST FOOD
Fast Food Nation, E.Schlosser
Don't Eat This Book, M. Spurlock
Super Size Me, M. Spurlock
FATS
Queen of Fats, S. Allport
Eat Fat, Lose Fat, M. Enig
The Facts About Fats, J. Finnegan
Fat, J. McLagan
The Cholesterol Myths, U. Ravnskov
The Untold Story of Milk, R. Schmid
FOOD
Everyone Eats, E. Anderson
Food Matters, M. Bittman
More Home Cooking, L. Colwin
Good to Eat, M. Harris
Bones, J. McLagan
The Flavor Bible, K. Page
The Omnivore's Dilemma, M. Pollan
In Defense of Food, M. Pollan
Plenty, A. Smith & J.B. Mackinnon
Ratio: The Simple Code Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking, M. Ruhlman
Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating, A. Weinzweig
FOOD INDUSTRY/POLITICS
Food Fight, K. Brownell
FatLand, G. Critser
Twinkie, Deconstructed, S. Ettlinger
Organic, Inc., S. Fromartz
Food Wars, T. Lang & M. Heasman
Consumer Beware!, B. Hunter
Food Politics, M. Nestle
The World is Fat, B. Popkin
Raising Less Corn, More Hell, G. Pyle
Appetite for Profit, M. Simon
Amber Waves of Grain, J. Trager
FOOD LABELS
What to Eat, M. Nestle
Eating Between the Lines, K. Stewart
FOOD SCIENCE
Cookwise, S. Corriher
Kitchen Science, H. Hillman
The New Kitchen Science, H. Hillman
The Curious Cook, H. McGee
How to Read a French Fry, R. Parsons
What Einstein Told His Cook, R. Wolke
What Einstein Told His Cook 2, R. Wolke
GLUTEN-FREE
Gluten-Free, Hassle Free, M. Brown
The Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide, S. Case
The G-Free Diet, E. Hasselbeck
Wheat-Free, Worry-Free, D. Korn
The Gluten-Free Bible, J. Lowell
The Gluten Connection, S. Lieberman
Gluten-Free Baking Classics, A. Roberts
The Gluten-Free Nutrition Guide, T. Thompson
MEDICAL
Body, Mind & Sugar, E. Abrahamson
Critical Condition, D. Bartlett
Overcoming Thyroid Disorders, D. Brownstein
The China Study, T. Campbell
The Food-Mood Solution, J. Challem
The Yeast Connection, W. Crook
The Body Ecology Diet, D. Gates
Breaking the Vicious Cycle, E. Gottschall
Diabesity, F. Kaufman
The Autoimmune Epidemic, D. Jackson Nakazawa
Stand Tall: Every Woman's Guide to Preventing & Treating Osteoporosis, M. Notelovitz
An Alternative Approach to Allergies, T. Randolph
Is This Your Child?, D. Rapp
Our Toxic World, D. Rapp
The G.I. Handbook [Glycemic Index], B. Ravage
Food & Behavior, B. Stitt
NUTRITION
Nourishing Traditions, S. Fallon
Super Nutrition for Women, A. Gittleman
The Jungle Effect, D. Miller
Real Food, N. Planck
Real Food for Mother & Baby, N. Planck
Feed Yourself Right, L. Smith
Take Two Apples and Call Me in the Morning, J. Stone
The Dictionary of Wholesome Foods, E. de Persiis Vona
SOY/SUGAR/CAFFEINE/GMOs
Lick the Sugar Habit, N. Appleton
Caffeine Blues, S. Cherniske
The Whole Soy Story, K. Daniel
Sugar Blues, W. Dufty
Sugar...Stop the Addiction, K. Genzlinger
Seeds of Deception, J. Smith
SUSTAINABILITY/GLOBAL ISSUES
Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Civilization, N. Chanda
The Organic Cook's Bible, J. Cox
Harvest for Hope, J. Goodall
Organic: A New Way of Eating, S. Grigson
Cooking Green, K. Heyhoe
Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, A. Lappé
Diet for a Small Planet, F. Lappé
Hope's Edge, F. Lappé
Bitter Chocolate, C. Off
Stuffed & Starved, R. Patel
Slow Food Revolution, C. Petrini
The End of Food, P. Roberts
Water Wars, V. Shiva
The Ethical Gourmet, J. Weinstein