| Author Andrew Smith likes Kansas City so much, he's coming back! |
Smith's book touches on that first Thanksgiving dinner; the first real American restaurant -- New York City's Delmonico's ("Places that served food and drink prior to this," Smith tells me, "were mostly taverns"); the industrialization of American farms, the beginning of food processing in America; the distribution of food and, of course, the grocery stores: from A&P to Wal-Mart.
Smith has been writing about culinary history for three decades and has already completed a book on one of his favorite subjects: the role food played in winning the Civil War, for publication in 2011.
He's also a fan of our town. "I really like Kansas City and love eating there," he says. "Of course, when I've already done the barbecue tour, so when people offer to take me out to dinner, I'm up for anything!"
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