Burn the Ice

Narrator Holter Graham's conversational style is perfect for this look at the American food boom of the twenty-first century. This well-researched history focuses on a handful of trendsetting chefs and restaurants to tell the story of how social media, television, cultural movements, and global flavors changed Americans' answer to the age-old question: What's for dinner? Graham infuses his delivery with a range of moods to convey, for example, the chefs' passion for their work, frustration with its challenges, struggles with substance abuse, and joys of success and recognition. Listeners meet Anja and Emily Mitra, who brought Indian food to the Bay Area; learn how Gabriel Rucker helped make Portland, Oregon, a food destination; and gain insight into Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond's background. C.B.L. � AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine