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Food A Culinary History
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #735548 in Books
- Published on: 2000-11-02
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 1.30" h x 7.00" w x 9.10" l, 2.20 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 624 pages
Editorial Reviews
Salon.com
Food excels in its thoroughness, its epic sweep, and its rootedness in culinary tradition...it's also a pleasure.
Book Info
A complete history of food from prehistoric times to the present, offering all kinds of insight on such topics as the real origins of pasta, what the original recipe for chocolate consisted of, and at what point in history people began dining at regular hours. Softcover. DLC: Food--History.
About the Author
Jean--Louis Flandrin is Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris VIII--Vincennes, Directeur d'ƒtudes at the ƒcole des Hautes ƒtudes en Sciences Sociales and founder of the international review .
Massimo Montanari is Professor at the University of Bologna, specializing in food of the Middle Ages.
Albert Sonnenfeld is Chevalier Professor of French and Comparative Literatures at the University of Southern California and is a longtime member of the National Board of Directors of the American Institute of Wine and Food.
