Andrew F. Smith teaches at the New School, New York City. He is the author or editor of 32 books, including Fast Food: The Good, the Bad and the Hungry (Reaktion, 2016).

despite the introduction of artificial sweeteners and calorie-free natural sweeteners such as stevia, sugar is likely to remain a significant part of the human diet. Short and sweet, Sugar makes perfect light reading for your morning or afternoon tea or coffee break. - IVU online newsPraise for Potato by Andrew F. Smith, previously published in Reaktions Edible series: Andrew F. Smith shows in Potato: A Global History, even a lowly spud packs a lot of colorful history. - Wall Street JournalPraise for Hamburger by Andrew F. Smith, previously published in Reaktions Edible series: The remarkable feature of Hamburger is that it evinces genuine wonder at the innovation behind fast-food chains. It can be easy to deplore the rise of fast food or take it as a foregone conclusion, but Smith makes a point of celebrating ingenuity and letting the reader enjoy it as well. - Gastronomica

Andrew F. Smith teaches at the New School, New York City. He is the author or editor of 32 books, including Fast Food: The Good, the Bad and the Hungry (Reaktion, 2016).

despite the introduction of artificial sweeteners and calorie-free natural sweeteners such as stevia, sugar is likely to remain a significant part of the human diet. Short and sweet, Sugar makes perfect light reading for your morning or afternoon tea or coffee break. - IVU online newsPraise for Potato by Andrew F. Smith, previously published in Reaktions Edible series: Andrew F. Smith shows in Potato: A Global History, even a lowly spud packs a lot of colorful history. - Wall Street JournalPraise for Hamburger by Andrew F. Smith, previously published in Reaktions Edible series: The remarkable feature of Hamburger is that it evinces genuine wonder at the innovation behind fast-food chains. It can be easy to deplore the rise of fast food or take it as a foregone conclusion, but Smith makes a point of celebrating ingenuity and letting the reader enjoy it as well. - Gastronomica

Andrew F. Smith teaches at the New School, New York City. He is the author or editor of 32 books, including Fast Food: The Good, the Bad and the Hungry (Reaktion, 2016).

despite the introduction of artificial sweeteners and calorie-free natural sweeteners such as stevia, sugar is likely to remain a significant part of the human diet. Short and sweet, Sugar makes perfect light reading for your morning or afternoon tea or coffee break. - IVU online newsPraise for Potato by Andrew F. Smith, previously published in Reaktions Edible series: Andrew F. Smith shows in Potato: A Global History, even a lowly spud packs a lot of colorful history. - Wall Street JournalPraise for Hamburger by Andrew F. Smith, previously published in Reaktions Edible series: The remarkable feature of Hamburger is that it evinces genuine wonder at the innovation behind fast-food chains. It can be easy to deplore the rise of fast food or take it as a foregone conclusion, but Smith makes a point of celebrating ingenuity and letting the reader enjoy it as well. - Gastronomica