{"product_id":"kansas-city-a-food-biography-big-city-food-biographies-9781442232884","title":"Kansas City: A Food Biography (Big City Food Biographies)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile some cities owe their existence to lumber or oil  turpentine or steel  Kansas City owes its existence to food. From its earliest days  Kansas City was in the business of provisioning pioneers and traders headed west  and later with provisioning the nation with meat and wheat. Throughout its history  thousands of Kansas Citians have also made their living providing meals and hospitality to travelers passing through on their way elsewhere  be it by way of a steamboat  Conestoga wagon  train  automobile  or airplane. As Kansas Citys adopted son  Fred Harvey sagely noted  Travel follows good food routes  and Kansas Citys identity as a food city is largely based on that fact. Kansas City: A Food Biography explores in fascinating detail how a frontier town on the edge of wilderness grew into a major metropolis  one famous for not only great cuisine but for a crossroads hospitality that continues to define it. Kansas City: A Food Biography also explores how politics  race  culture  gender  immigration  and art have forged the citys most iconic dishes  from chili and steak to fried chicken and barbecue. In lively detail  Andrea Broomfield brings the Kansas City food scene to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646945517621,"sku":"ByrdShop_1442232889","price":48.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781442232884.jpg?v=1781682802","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/kansas-city-a-food-biography-big-city-food-biographies-9781442232884","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}