Andrew Smith offers up a volume of food resources in his book, The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, which reveals American food history and how it has influenced everything from slang to ...

Food history is a fascinating topic that often leads to heated debate. There is such a visceral connection to the foods we grow up eating, the foods of our cultures, that to question their origins ...

A selection of kitchen tools was offered in a coupon book from the late 19th or early 20th century. Bread recipes in “The Deconness Home Cookbook” are interspersed with unattributed quotes that ...

Anela Malik worked as a diplomat before becoming a storyteller about Black food history — and much more. She hosts the web series, “Our Block,” about Black businesses and local heroes, organizes ...

From paintings celebrating a Land of Plenty, to cookbooks championing political causes, there’s a lot to chew on in American food history. Exhibition curator Kaleigh Pisani, curator of collections and ...

A crowd, estimated at 5,000 inside church during a rally at Montgomery's First Baptist Church in 1956. A crowd, estimated at 5,000 inside church during a rally at Montgomery's First Baptist Church in ...

During the Seventies, Sonny Falcon would turn Texans into fajita fanatics at concession stands across the state. (Photo courtesy Falcon Family) One of the most interesting facets of the American ...