{"product_id":"all-consuming-why-we-eat-the-way-we-eat-now","title":"All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRUBY TANDOH is an author and journalist who has written for \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eVittles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e. A finalist on \n\u003ci\u003eThe Great British Bake Off\u003c\/i\u003e in 2013, she has also written \n\u003ci\u003eEat Up!\u003c\/i\u003e, a book about the pleasure of eating, as well as three cookery books, \n\u003ci\u003eCrumb\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eFlavour\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eCook As You Are\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eAll Consuming \u003c\/i\u003eis extraordinary. In masterful prose, Tandoh shows us who we are, where we've been, and where we're going through what we eat--and also what we say we're eating, and what we'd like to eat, and what we refuse to eat, alongside everything in between. But \n\u003ci\u003eAll Consuming \u003c\/i\u003eis just that--all of it--in the expansiveness of Tandoh's vision, through the humor and knowingness of her craft. Ruby Tandoh is a genius and \n\u003ci\u003eAll Consuming \u003c\/i\u003eis everything.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eBRYAN WASHINGTON, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamily Meal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Ruby Tandoh's sharp, insightful investigation into our evolving mass food cultures--the influences and drivers, weird excesses and absurdities--is a fascinating, sometimes shocking, eye-opener that is also brilliantly funny.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eCLAUDIA RODEN, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia Roden's Mediterranean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved this book. Witty and profound, informative and original, no one could write with more insight than Ruby on the question of our appetites, and what it is that we are really searching for when we google what to make for dinner.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eBEE WILSON, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eConsider the Fork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Ruby Tandoh is a charming, knowledgeable tour guide through the culinary traditions so deeply embedded in our culture that most of us hardly bother to think about them. Her voice is lively and her research thorough, calling to mind that one extra cool history teacher we all wanted to impress.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eRAX KING, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSloppy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant and engrossing investigation of what really shapes our desires when it comes to food. By following the shifting currents of restaurant criticism, the explosive rise of bubble tea, and the 'delusion economy' of wellness drinks, Ruby Tandoh offers a sharp riposte to culinary romanticism.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eFUCHSIA DUNLOP, author of \u003ci\u003eInvitation to a Banquet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK \u003cbr\u003eFood dominates our every waking minute: Hype restaurants. Allrecipes. \u003ci\u003eThe Great British Bake Off\u003c\/i\u003e. In this dazzling cultural history, bestselling food writer Ruby Tandoh (author of \u003ci\u003eCook As You Are\u003c\/i\u003e) traces how--and why--we've \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e become foodies.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Ruby Tandoh is a genius and \u003ci\u003eAll Consuming\u003c\/i\u003e is everything.\" --Bryan Washington, author of \u003ci\u003eFamily Meal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating, sometimes shocking, eye-opener that is also brilliantly funny.\" --Claudia Roden\u003c\/b\u003e\n\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? \n\u003cbr\u003eIn this startlingly original, deeply irreverent cultural history, Ruby Tandoh traces that transformation, exposing how cult cookbooks, bad TV, visionary restaurants, and new social media have all wildly overhauled our appetites. \n\u003ci\u003eAll Consuming\u003c\/i\u003e explores: \n\u003cbr\u003e-The rise of the TikTok food critic \n\u003cbr\u003e-What makes a hype restaurant go viral \n\u003cbr\u003e-Bubble tea's world domination \n\u003cbr\u003e-The dream of the modern dinner party \n\u003cbr\u003e-The limits of the cookbook \n\u003cbr\u003e-The history of the supermarket \n\u003cbr\u003e-Wellness drinks--and where they come from \n\u003cbr\u003e-The rise and fall of the automat \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur tastes have been radically refashioned, painstakingly engineered in the depths of food factories, and hacked by craveable Instagram recipes. They've been pulled into supermarket aisles and seduced by Michelin stars, transfixed by Top Chefs and shaped by fads. A deep dive into the social, economic, cultural, legislative, and demographic forces that have reshaped our relationship with food, \n\u003ci\u003eAll Consuming\u003c\/i\u003e questions how our tastes have been shaped--and how much they are, in fact, our own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 (EAN 9798217207862, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 (EAN 9798217207862, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tandoh, Ruby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-09-09\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Cooking|Essays \u0026amp; Narratives|Cooking|History|Literary Collections|Essays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217207862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9798217207862\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154265276694,"sku":"SP-9798217207862","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217207862_spiral.png?v=1774939912","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/all-consuming-why-we-eat-the-way-we-eat-now","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}