Reviews for Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink

The average rating for Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-07-02 00:00:00 Kyle Roberts I recently discovered the existence of this book and given my new project of leisurely reading through The Oxford Companion to Food it seemed a natural addition to that slow survey of food. Luckily, our library had it and I'll be interested to see if I can push the renewals to the 99 times that they say are available (that is, unless someone else requests it before then). Flipping open to "A" I was interested to read about Aunt Jemima. Already knowing much of the Aunt Jemima brand history (I am in advertising, after all), it was a good test of how neutrally the author could convey the facts of the matter ... and they did a very good job. I also was happy to see the advertising information included and my flip to "B" landed me on a page where Elsie the Cow smiles out at me from the Borden entry. What a great find this book is! UPDATE This is going back on my "to read" list simply because I am working my way through too many books (yes, again). I will be picking it up again, rest assured.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-12-28 00:00:00 Noverto Gonzales I love this reference book. It's fun just to open it at random and start reading.