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A greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.

"Eat!" was Little Pig's first word. He loves food. He loves to squish it and squash it and wear it in his hair. He slurps it and slops it and gets it everywhere.

Edited by Charlotte Druckman and featuring esteemed food journalists and thinkers, including Soleil Ho, Nigella Lawson, Diana Henry, Carla Hall, Samin Nosrat, Rachael Ray, and many others, this compilation illuminates the notable and varied women who make up the food world. Exploring issues from the #MeToo movement, gender bias in division of labor and the workplace, and the underrepresentation of women of color in leadership, to cultural trends including...

Although Confetti is very hungry, she does not like the food her other animal friends suggest that she try.

Food Americana is targeted directly at the millions of Americans for whom food is more than just sustenance. This is a wide and diverse group for whom information about the culinary world has become an important element of enjoying life, even if they themselves do not enjoy cooking. For many, it’s a true curiosity. For others, a way to burnish one’s “foodie credentials.” But whatever the reason, this is an audience eager for inside...

Albers has discovered that the key to successful weight loss is not physical exercise, calorie counting, or willpower-- it's emotional intelligence (EI). Learn how to use EI to strengthen your relationship with food, and get out of the vicious cycle of dieting failure.

A collection of writings in which "New York Times" reporter R. W. Apple recounts some of his more memorable gastronomic experiences in exotic and familiar places.