VG tight copy. 1st English Edition. Blue boards, 339pp. VG protected DJ. (6.5x9.5). Forward by Paul Levy. Author wrote "On Food And Cooking" (winner of the 1986 Andre Simon Award). The chapters answersquestions such as "Why do lettuces, avocados and basil leaves turn brown? What's the secret to beurre blanc?Taking heart disease, cancer and Alzeimer's in turn, he gets at the facts underlying the current dietary controversies. The book is filled with literary and historical anecdotes.Harold McGee was the first-ever guest of honour at the Oxford Food Symposium anf in 1991 he delivered the annual Badoit Lecture in London.