National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History and the Meaning of Home by Anya Von Bremzen

In this engrossing and timely journey to the crossroads of food and identity award-winning writer Anya von Bremzen explores six of the world's most fascinating and iconic culinary cultures-France, Italy, Japan, Spain, Mexico, and Turkey-brilliantly weaving cuisine, history, and politics into a work of scintillating connoisseurship and charm