Eating in US National Parks

This book presents a fascinating exploration of eating experiences within US national parks, explaining how, on what, and why people eat in national parks and how this has changed over the last century.

Kathleen LeBesco is Professor of Communication and Media Arts and Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Marymount Manhattan College, USA. She is coauthor/coeditor of multiple books, including The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Popular Culture (2017), Culinary Capital (2012), and Edible Ideologies (2008). She is a former snack bar technician, line cook, and restaurant reviewer for Time Out New York's Eating and Drinking Guide.

Introduction Chapter 1: Tourism and Taste: From Romanticism to Cosmopolitanism Chapter 2: Industrial Food in the Wilderness: Dining and Democracy Chapter 3: Indigeneity and Eating in US National Parks Chapter 4: Swallowing Tensions: Exploring the Contemporary Foodscape Chapter 5: Representing Upscale Restaurants Chapter 6: Reimagining Food in National Parks: Future Ecologies of Bioregionalism and Indigenous Food Sovereignty