dining

A guide to what people eat in countries around the world, presenting stories of the author's experiences dining on a wide variety of regional specialties not commonly consumed in the United States. Includes recipes.

Discusses food's place in Italian culture and describes Italy's cooking techniques, typical and special occasion meals, and diet-related health, providing several recipes.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the various ways in which people around the world prepare and share meals.

A collection of poems about food and eating.

A collection of writings from periodicals, Web sites, and books that explores such topics as culinary history, food sourcing at a greenmarket, equipping a kitchen, and the economics of the restaurant business.

Little sister has no problem eating one hare, two snakes, and three ants, but when she gets to ten peas, she throws up quite a mess.

Because the restaurant has no more stew, and the grandmother who makes it is out for the evening, two friends find a different way to enjoy themselves.

A cumulative rhyme in which an old lady who comes for Thanksgiving swallows her pie before dinner is served, and continues to eat until she has gobbled down the entire feast, pot and all.

When their father eats so much that he pops the buttons off his britches, each of his three daughters tries a different plan to find replacements.

Discover what it was like to live in a castle for everyone from the lord and lady to the children of servants.