Choice Cuts
A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History
“Every once in awhile a writer of particular skills takes a fresh, seemingly improbable idea and turns out a book of pure delight.” That’s how David McCullough described Mark Kurlansky’s Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, a work that revealed how a meal can be as important as it is edible. Salt: A World History, its successor, did the same for a seasoning, and confirmed Kurlansky as one of our most erudite and entertaining food authors. Now, the winner of the James Beard Award for Excellence in Food Writing shares a varied selection of “choice cuts” by others, as he leads us on a mouthwatering culinary tour around the world and through history and culture from…
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July 18, 2012Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including The Food of a Younger Land; Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World; Salt: A World History; 1968: The Year That Rocked the World; The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell; and Paper: Paging Through History. He lives in New York City.
Salmon
Mark Kurlansky
Paper
Mark Kurlansky
City Beasts
Mark Kurlansky
Frozen in Time (Adapted for Young Readers)
Mark Kurlansky
The Cod's Tale
Mark Kurlansky; illustrated by S.D. Schindler
The Story of Salt
Munro Leaf; Illustrated by Robert Lawson
Ready For a Brand New Beat
Mark Kurlansky
Birdseye
Mark Kurlansky
Choice Cuts
Edited and with an Introduction by Mark Kurlansky
The Eastern Stars
Mark Kurlansky
Las Estrellas Orientales
Mark Kurlansky
Edible Stories
Mark Kurlansky
The Food of a Younger Land
Mark Kurlansky