Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Richard Wrangham) Burma brings readers behind the counter

brings readers behind the counter and into the lab

and Okra Fries by chef Vivian Howard

and delectable cheeses and olives

Translated and with an Introduction by the celebrated historian and food writer Mark Kurlansky

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Richard Wrangham) Burma brings readers behind the counterEver since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. But in Catching Fire, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham presents a startling alternative: our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. In a groundbreaking theory of our origins, Wrangham shows that the shift from raw to cooked foods was the key factor in human evolution. When our ancestors adapted to using fire,