dinners and dining

Food historian William Woys Weaver shares American paper collectibles from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries along with stories about food and the culinary history of the United States.

A world history of food from prehistoric times to today, tracing how food has influenced human development.

Gives the history of some common foods and gives insights into how food reveals our habits, hopes, and prejudices.

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.

After Roger the pig visits the other families in his apartment building to find out who has to help with dinner, he realizes the value of taking his turn to set the dinner table.

Text and pictures portray great feasts from the Stone Age and ancient Egypt to World War I.

When cynical buy successful businessman Nick Cominsky accepts an invitation to join Jesus of Nazareth for dinner, Nick is convinced his friends are pulling a prank, but when he arrives at the dinner, Nick finds a man who helps Nick confront his own unfulfilled longings and spiritual uncertainties.

Contains illustrated retellings of four fairy tales, including "Hodja Borrows a Pot," "The Three Lemons," "The Great Turnip," and "Jack and the Beanstalk," each with a recipe for a dinner dish, and includes fact boxes.

For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all kinds of fishes, happy faces, and love.