Published: 2022-04-06

Letter from the Editors

A Letter from the Editors

Michael Lange, Diane Tye
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Lead Essays

Seldom Just Food

Garlic in Magic and Medicine in European and Mediterranean Traditions

Frank M. Dugan
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A Legendary Sandwich for an Infamous Earl

Representing the Sandwich in Legend and Cookery Literature

Noah J.A. Morritt
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Authenticity, Personal Relationships and the Aura of Home

The Case of the Chinese American Restaurant

Robin Patric Clair, Kai Kuang, Ziyu Long, Jasmin E. Tan
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Research Essays, Notes, & Queries

Our Corn Is Still Standing: Indigenous Foodways and Identity in New England

Elizabeth Ann Berton-Reilly
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The Art of Lengthening Human Life (Die Kunst, das menshliche Leben zu verlängern)

Late 19th and Early 20th Century German Diet Theories Seeking to Extend the Human Life Span

Sabine Merta
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Amuse Bouche

No Oranges After Dinner or Italian Food Lessons in Three Parts

Jesse Dart
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An Introduction to the Culinary Traditions of Jiangnan Region, China

Michael Lange, Diane Tye
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Humour and Food Meet in Vintage Ads

Paul Smith
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Reviews

Lunch: A History (Megan Elias) and Brunch: A History (Farha Ternikar).

Megan Elias. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. Pp. 204, index, bibliography. Farha Ternikar. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. Pp. 164, index, bibliography.

Cynthia Boyd
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The Carrot Purple and Other Curious Stories of the Food We Eat.

Denker, Joel S. London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. 315 pages, including Bibliography and Index.

Kim D. Stryker
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Food on the Rails: The Golden Age of Railway Dining

Jeri Quinzio. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. Pp. 153, notes, index.

Nicholas Eaton
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Chicago: A Food Biography

Daniel R. Block and Howard Rosing. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. Pp. xvi + 326, illustrations, bibliography, index.

Jeffrey Kallen
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