John Birdsall Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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John Birdsall is an author and former restaurant critic. Author of THE MAN WHO ATE TOO MUCH: A Life of James Beard (@wwnorton). Pushing back on queer erasure in American food.
The Queerness of Home: Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of Domesticity After World War II
Stephen ViderJohn BirdsallI wrote about Stephen Vider's remarkable book THE QUEERNESS OF HOME and about the ways queer and trans ppl in the 20th century reinvented domestic life for all Americans. https://t.co/cj8QyvDMF7
Hardcover, 2021
$103.00$78.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Eat Up!: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want
Ruby TandohJohn BirdsallGreat British Bake Off survivor Ruby Tandoh wants us to find joy in our imperfect appetites. My review of EAT UP! https://t.co/9G0lCJK8Xj
Paperback, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained + More Than 100 Essential Recipes
Nik SharmaJohn Birdsall@bettinamak Nik Sharma @abrowntable's The Flavor Equation: a food science book not about bland, basic Euro-heritage recipes, but training science on flavors and techniques usually relegated to the "ethnic" category. Challenged all my assumptions about food science books.
Hardcover, 2020
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Veg-Table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals
Nik SharmaJohn BirdsallI’m incredibly proud of my friend, on the release of his third book VEG-TABLE, which is beautiful and brilliant, and reflects an original and hard-won POV. It’s queer and transformational, without bombast or narcissism. Buy Nik’s books... cook along with this original talent. ❤️
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Meth Lunches: Food and Longing in an American City
Kim FosterJohn BirdsallBrutal, beautiful, and unforgettable. If you miss the raw humanity of Anthony Bourdain, check out Kim Foster.
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Please Wait to Be Tasted: The Lil' Deb's Oasis Cookbook
Carla Perez-GallardoJohn BirdsallIt's a ferocious book that fulfills the queer exceptionalism promises of the early LGBT cookbooks of last century: that queer and trans people are uniquely equipped to remake the table as a place of community; to use food and eating as a way to redefine kinship.
Paperback, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hawker Fare: Stories & Recipes from a Refugee Chef's Isan Thai & Lao Roots
James SyhaboutJohn BirdsallShoutout to James Syhabout and the HAWKER FARE cookbook I helped with. https://t.co/RFrFNo1TMk
Hardcover, 2018
$39.99$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard
John BirdsallJohn BirdsallProud to announce preorders for the audiobook version of THE MAN WHO ATE TOO MUCH—and extra thrilled to have it read by actor and LGBTQ activist @DanielHenningLA. Voice is crucial, and Daniel brings a special kind of resonance to my words. Arrives 1/26. https://t.co/FK5fXuHy00
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Maurice
E. M. ForsterJohn BirdsallI came out to my mom at 21. I'd moved back home and was reading E.M. Forster's MAURICE and described the plot to her. She said, "You're not gay, are you?" and I said "Actually I think I am." I owe so much to books. #nationalcomingoutday https://t.co/yS9eowU67H
Paperback, 2005
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book