Pasta, rajma, candy bars... much of what we eat today was shaped by violence. Three books trace how food changes as borders are redrawn. And the joy, love, resistance that a hearty meal can hold.

In a world of $20 gourmet burgers topped with ingredients you can’t pronounce, there exists a glorious throwback to simpler times tucked away in Summerville, Georgia. Burger Shack stands as a ...