We have a fondness at ckbk for books that tell the story of a place through its food, that elucidate a culture and its history via the culinary. So we are thrilled to have two books newly added to ckbk that bring the history and heart of two American classics.
New York City based food writer Michael Krondl’s book The Donut: History, Recipes and Lore, charts the donut’s significance and popularity across history, across the globe, and to modern day Americans. Meanwhile Sweet Land of Liberty: The History of America in 11 Pies, is a narrative history from the colonial era to the civil rights movement.
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