Best American Food Writing 2020

The year'stop food writing from writers who celebrate the many innovative, comforting, mouthwatering, and culturally rich culinary offerings of our country.

"These are stories about culture," writes J. Kenji López-Alt in his introduction. "Abouthow food shapes people, neighborhoods, and history." This year's
Best American FoodWriting captures the food industry at a critical moment in history - from the confrontationof abusive kitchen culture, to the disappearance of the supermarkets, to the rise andfall of celebrity chefs, to the revolution of baby food. Spanning from New York's premierrestaurants to the chile factories of New Mexico, this collection lifts a curtain on how foodarrives on our plates, revealing extraordinary stories behind what we eat and how we live.

THE BEST AMERICAN FOOD WRITING 2020 INCLUDES


BURKHARD BILGER, KAT KINSMAN, LAURA HAYES, TAMAR HASPEL, SHO SPAETH, TIM MURPHY and others