This book examines the meat provision system of Rio de Janeiro from the 1850s to the 1930s. Until the 1920s, Rio was Brazil’s economic hub, main industrial ci

Buying large, unbutchered pieces of meat from a local farm or butcher shop means knowing where and how your food was raised, and getting meat that is more reaso

This study examines the struggle between Smithfield market's supporters and detractors and argues that this demonstrates a major shift in the way the urban land

Collects more than seventy recipes for meat dishes provided by the author and other celebrated New York City chefs, describing the best butchering techniques th

"By the late nineteenth century, Americans rich and poor had come to expect high-quality fresh beef with almost every meal. Beef production in the United States