The Ink-Pot and the Palette

That's a great book. Have you read his Omnivore's Dilemma? Also great. Oh, and Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World and Second Nature: A Gardener's Education, which are also good. He's one of str8ontilmornin's food heroes, in case that wasn't, you know, obvious. ;)

Two others on his list of food heroes: Marion Nestle (of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health fame) and Carlos Petrini (founder of the Slow Food movement, which I think I've mentioned before). As I said, he's a HUGE resource on this subject.

Another book, called Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed, which is a compilation of short essays by these authors and others, is a great companion to the The Future of Food.