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Gastropolis - Food and New York City (Paperback): Annie Hauck-Lawson, Jonathan Deutsch

Gastropolis - Food and New York City (Paperback)

Annie Hauck-Lawson, Jonathan Deutsch; Foreword by Michael Lomonaco

Series: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History

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Whether you're digging into a slice of cherry cheesecake, burning your tongue on a piece of fiery Jamaican jerk chicken, or slurping the broth from a juicy soup dumpling, eating in New York City is a culinary adventure unlike any other in the world.

An irresistible sampling of the city's rich food heritage, "Gastropolis" explores the personal and historical relationship between New Yorkers and food. Beginning with the origins of cuisine combinations, such as Mt. Olympus bagels and Puerto Rican lasagna, the book describes the nature of food and drink before the arrival of Europeans in 1624 and offers a history of early farming practices. Essays trace the function of place and memory in Asian cuisine, the rise of Jewish food icons, the evolution of food enterprises in Harlem, the relationship between restaurant dining and identity, and the role of peddlers and markets in guiding the ingredients of our meals. They share spice-scented recollections of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, and colorful vignettes of the avant-garde chefs, entrepreneurs, and patrons who continue to influence the way New Yorkers eat.

Touching on everything from religion, nutrition, and agriculture to economics, politics, and psychology, "Gastropolis" tells a story of immigration, amalgamation, and assimilation. This rich interplay between tradition and change, individual and society, and identity and community could happen only in New York.

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Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
Release date: July 2010
First published: July 2010
Authors: Annie Hauck-Lawson • Jonathan Deutsch
Foreword by: Michael Lomonaco
Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-13652-5
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN: 0-231-13652-8
Barcode: 9780231136525

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