An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and love "As a species, we're hardwired to obsess over food," Matt Siegel...
Is Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English?