Introduction
by James Oseland 08
Consider the Twinkie
by Giles Coren 13
We'll Have the Cassoulet
by Francine Prose 25
The Good Witch
by Sandi Tan 33
The Oyster Men
by Jay Rayner 43
Southern Exposure
by Michael Stern 53
How to Eat for Free in Helsinki
by M.J. Hyland 61
An Italian Education
by Curtis Stone 75
Afloat on the Amazon
by Gael Greene 85
What Becomes a Lady
by Rita Mae Brown 93
Enchanted Isle
by Monique Truong 101
They Eat Maggots, Don't They?
by Joe Dunthorne 113
Last Supper in Tuscany
by André Aciman 121
Chasing the Tail of Chiuchow
by Fuchsia Dunlop 131
Face To Face With Fugu
by Marcus Samuelsson 141
High on the Hog in Georgia
by Daniel Vaughn 149
Stolen Apples, Yankee Pot Roast and a Cabin By the Lake
by David Kamp 161
The Right Side of the Fall Line
by Annabel Langbein 171
Omar Sharif Slept Here
by Alan Richman 181
A Melancholic's Guide to Eating in Paris
by Josh Ozersky 193
The Importance of Chicken Livers
by Beth Kracklauer 203
Cuisine by Design
by Madhur Jaffrey 215
A Wedding Feast
by Tom Carson 229
Leek of Faith
by Carla Hall 241
Guns and Gluttony on the Campaign Trail
by Ma Thanegi 249
A Taste of Coconut
by Sigrid Nunez 257
Fish Heads
by Louisa Ermelino 267
City of Wonder
by Neil Perry 273
Devil in a Blue Apron
by Frances Mayes 281
The Boys of Summer
by David Mas Masumoto 289
A Coffee Ceremony
by Kaui Hart Hemmings 299
Meat on the Hoof
by Naomi Duguid 307
The Catch
by Tamasin Day-Lewis 317
In My Mother's Kitchen
by Martin Yan 325
Made By Hand
by Michael Pollan 331