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"Many of us are worried (or at least we should be) about the impacts of globalization, pollution, and biotechnology on our diets. Whether it's monoculture crops, hormone-fed beef, or high-fructose corn syrup, industrially-produced foods have troubling consequences for us and the planet. But as culinary diversity diminishes, many people are looking to a surprising place to safeguard the future: into the past. The Lost Supper explores an idea that is...
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2023.
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English
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"What began as a passion project when Max Miller was furloughed during Covid-19 has become a viral YouTube sensation. The Tasting History with Max Miller channel has thrilled food enthusiasts and history buffs alike as Miller recreates a dish from the past, often using historical recipes from vintage texts, but updated for modern kitchens as he tells stories behind the cuisine and culture. From ancient Rome to Ming China to medieval Europe and beyond,...
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Plan B
Pub. Date
2020.
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Español
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¿Cuál era el dulce preferido de María Antonieta? ¿Con qué sabores se deleitaban los atenienses de la época de Alejandro Magno? ¿Disfrutaron Cleopatra y Julio César de un clásico pan romano cuando se conocieron? ¿Cómo se hace la sopa de cebolla a la alsaciana que comía Juana de Arco? María José Martínez -creadora del exitoso canal de YouTube Las recetas de MJ- nos ofrece un libro para aprender y degustar. A través de treinta historias,...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"[T]races the history of African American food habits from West African origins through the twenty-first century, offering a unique set of insights into the daily concerns of black people in the US. The book demonstrates that from capture and enslavement through emancipation, the civil rights movement, and beyond, African American have embraced an understanding of the importance of food that goes beyond merely having enough to eat"--
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"A graphic history of the Jewish delicatessen, what can be found behind deli counters, and the stories and culture surrounding the food"--
"Beloved culinary and cultural institutions, Jewish delis are wonderlands of amazing flavors and great food--bright, buttery, briny, sweet, fatty, salty, smoky. . . . In The Jewish Deli, comics artist and deli aficionado Ben Nadler takes a deliciously entertaining deep dive into the history and culture of this...
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Scribner
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2020.
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English
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"Anne Willan, multi-award-winning culinary historian, cookbook writer, cooking teacher, and founder of La Varenne Cooking School in Paris, explores the lives and work of women cookbook authors whose important books have defined cooking over the past three hundred years. Beginning with the first published cookbook by Hannah Woolley in 1661, up to Alice Waters today, these women, and books, created the canon of the American table. Focusing on the figures...
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The Great Courses
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[2020]
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English
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Award-winning Professor Ken Albala of the University of the Pacific takes viewers on a fascinating international journey through civilization across the ages and around the world, all through the lens of cooking. In 24 fascinating lectures, while he cooks, Dr. Albala welcomes viewers into his own home kitchen, encouraging them to explore unfamiliar cuisines as a type of gastronomic time travel that will allow them to get a taste of history like they2ve...
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The University Press of Kentucky
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[2017]
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English
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"In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of 'Aunt Jemima' and other historical and fictional black cooks can be found on various food products and in advertising. Although these images are sanitized and romanticized in American popular culture, they represent the untold stories of enslaved men and women who had a significant impact on the nation's culinary and hospitality traditions even as they were forced to prepare...
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