A review by lisagfrederick
The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation by David Kamp

5.0

So maybe I'm just a dork, but I loved, loved, loved this fascinating insight into the groundswell of American food culture. It's tightly paced and cleanly written, and also provides astute portraits of the flawed culinary giants of the 20th century (Alice Waters, M.F.K. Fisher et al). It's a wonderful tale of how we evolved, for better or worse, into a nation of food snobs.