Andrew F. Smith teaches culinary history and professional food writing at The New School University in Manhattan. He serves as a consultant to several food television productions (airing on the History Channel and the Food Network), and is the General Editor for the University of Illinois Press' Food Series. He also edited the highly acclaimed 2-volume Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America and has written several books on food, including The Tomato in America, Pure Ketchup, Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America.

"Unique, fascinating, fun, and indispensable, The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink is a must for anyone interested in the food culture of America, from the professional che to the food writer to the lover of the table."--Jacques Pépin, star of Fast Food My Way, and author of The Apprentice

Andrew F. Smith teaches culinary history and professional food writing at The New School University in Manhattan. He serves as a consultant to several food television productions (airing on the History Channel and the Food Network), and is the General Editor for the University of Illinois Press' Food Series. He also edited the highly acclaimed 2-volume Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America and has written several books on food, including The Tomato in America, Pure Ketchup, Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America.

"Unique, fascinating, fun, and indispensable, The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink is a must for anyone interested in the food culture of America, from the professional che to the food writer to the lover of the table."--Jacques Pépin, star of Fast Food My Way, and author of The Apprentice

Andrew F. Smith teaches culinary history and professional food writing at The New School University in Manhattan. He serves as a consultant to several food television productions (airing on the History Channel and the Food Network), and is the General Editor for the University of Illinois Press' Food Series. He also edited the highly acclaimed 2-volume Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America and has written several books on food, including The Tomato in America, Pure Ketchup, Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America.

"Unique, fascinating, fun, and indispensable, The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink is a must for anyone interested in the food culture of America, from the professional che to the food writer to the lover of the table."--Jacques Pépin, star of Fast Food My Way, and author of The Apprentice