In this delightfully surprising history, Laura Shapiro—author of the classic Perfection Salad—recounts the prepackaged dreams that bombarded American kitche

Author Laura Shapiro shares her opinions on the liberation of the American kitchen.

Author of the forthcoming What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories (Summer 2017) In this captivating blend of culinary history a

This social history tells the story of America's transformation from a nation of honest appetites into an obedient market for instant mashed potatoes. The autho

Mayonnaise "takes" when a series of liquids form a semisolid consistency. Eggs, a liquid, become solid as they are heated, whereas, under the same conditions, s