Discomfort FoodAn intricate and provocative journey through nineteenth century depictions of food and the often uncomfortable feelings they evoke At a time when chefs are celebrities and beautifully illustrated cookbooks, blogs, and Instagram posts make our mouths water, scholar Marni Reva Kessler trains her inquisitive eye on the depictions of food in nineteenth century French art. Arguing that disjointed senses of anxiety, nostalgia, and melancholy underlie the