Episode Details

David and I discuss his new book Food Americana, creating Diners Dives, and Drive-Ins, his attempt to define American cuisine, choosing the foods and the food outlets to include in this book, the death of regionalism, the renaissance in artisanal bagel making, how COVID revolutionized certain aspects of the restaurant business, and much more.

David’s recommended reads are:

1. Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue by Adrian Miller
2. I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Last Year by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker
3. Deconstructing the Rat Pack: Joey, The Mob, and the Summit by Richard A. Lertzman
4. Bottled and Sold: The Story of Our Obsession with Bottled Water by Peter H. Gleick

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