by Robert Hendrickson
From the publisher: Food is a favorite topic of conversation around the worldhow to create it, how to season it, how to compliment it with other foods, how to serve it…the list goes on. Yet little attention is paid to where the names of food actually come from or why so many phrases we use daily involve food, whether or not they actually relate to the kitchen. Bring some history to the table with this delightful phrasebook!
Robert Hendrickson is the author of more than twenty-five books including American Literary Anecdotes and God Bless America: The Origins of Over 1,500 Patriotic Words and Phrases. He has a deep-rooted love for the English language.
Skyhorse, 2014