Hype restaurants. Allrecipes. The Great British Bake Off. Food dominates our every waking minute. In this dazzling cultural history, acclaimed food writer Ruby Tandoh traces the story of how--and why--we've all became foodies. <p/>"Ruby Tandoh is a genius and All Consuming is everything." --Bryan Washington, author of Family Meal <p/>"A fascinating, sometimes shocking, eye-opener that is also brilliantly funny." --Claudia Roden <p/>How, in the space of a few decades, has food gone from "fact of life" to "national past time"; something to be thought about--and talked about--24/7? <p/>In this startlingly original, deeply irreverent cultural history, Ruby Tandoh traces how our culinary tastes have been transformed; how they've been pulled into supermarket aisles and seduced by Michelin stars, transfixed by Top Chefs and shaped by fads. All Consuming is a deep dive into the social, economic, cultural, legislative, and demographic forces that have reshaped our relationship with food. <p/>From the rise of the food writer to the dream of the modern dinner party; from the unlikely adoption of bubble tea to the advent of the TikTok restaurant critic, in these essays, Tandoh questions how our tastes have been shaped--and how much they are, in fact, our own.
