{"product_id":"all-consuming-why-we-eat-the-way-we-eat-now-9798217207862","title":"All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eHype restaurants. Allrecipes. \u003ci\u003eThe Great British Bake Off\u003c\/i\u003e. Food dominates our every waking minute. In this dazzling cultural history, acclaimed food writer Ruby Tandoh traces the story of how--and why--we've \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e became foodies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ruby Tandoh is a genius and All Consuming is everything.\" --Bryan Washington, author of \u003ci\u003eFamily Meal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating, sometimes shocking, eye-opener that is also brilliantly funny.\" --Claudia Roden\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow, in the space of a few decades, has food gone from \"fact of life\" to \"national past time\"; something to be thought about--and talked about--24\/7? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this startlingly original, deeply irreverent cultural history, Ruby Tandoh traces how our culinary tastes have been transformed; how they've been pulled into supermarket aisles and seduced by Michelin stars, transfixed by Top Chefs and shaped by fads. \u003ci\u003eAll Consuming\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep dive into the social, economic, cultural, legislative, and demographic forces that have reshaped our relationship with food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the rise of the food writer to the dream of the modern dinner party; from the unlikely adoption of bubble tea to the advent of the TikTok restaurant critic, in these essays, Tandoh questions how our tastes have been shaped--and how much they are, in fact, our own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRUBY TANDOH is an author and journalist who has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVittles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e. A finalist on \u003ci\u003eThe Great British Bake Off\u003c\/i\u003e in 2013, she has also written \u003ci\u003eEat Up!\u003c\/i\u003e, a book about the pleasure of eating, as well as three cookery books, \u003ci\u003eCrumb\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlavour\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCook As You Are\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589908791570,"sku":"9798217207862","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d59dbd65-520a-48e9-bb38-1d1b80a32aec.jpg?v=1756813700","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-consuming-why-we-eat-the-way-we-eat-now-9798217207862","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}