America the Edible A Hungry History, from Sea to Dining Sea

The host of Travel Channel's most popular show explains how iconic American foods have captured our culinary imaginationsyou won't look at a bagel the same way again! In America the Edible,Travel Channel host Adam Richman tackles the ins and outs of American cuisine, demonstrating his own unique brand of culinary anthropology. Believing that regional cuisine reveals far more than just our taste for chicken fried steak or 3-way chili, Richman explores the ethnic, economic, and cultural factors that shape the way we eatand how food, in turn, reflects who we are as a nation. Richman uses his signature wit and casual charm to take youon a tour around the country,explaining such curiosities as why bagels are shaped like circles, why fried chicken is so popular in the South, and how some of the most iconic American foodhot dogs, fries, and sodaare not really American at all. Writing with passion, curiosity, and a desire to share his knowledge, he includes recipes, secret addresses for fun and tasty finds, and tips on how to eat like a local from coast to coast. Part travelogue, part fun fact book, part serious culinary journalism, Richman's America the Edibleilluminates the food map in a way nobody has before.

Adam Richman earned his master's degree from Yale University School of Drama and has appeared in episodes of Guiding Light, Law Order, and All My Children. While traveling the country for regional theater roles, he worked many eclectic and far-flung restaurant jobs. Richman won the Cable FAX award for Best Host; Food in 2009 and 2010 and was named one of Yahoo's Most Fascinating People, 2009. A New Yorker by birth, he lives in Brooklyn.