Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Richard Wrangham) Burma Butter and Brioche

Butter and Brioche

Miss Lewis (as she was almost universally known) shares the recipes of her childhood

brings readers behind the counter and into the lab

baking powder and soda breads

Paris: Garniers Bros

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Richard Wrangham) Burma Butter and BriocheEver 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,