The Gastronomica Reader (Hardcover)

Described in the 2008 "Saveur "100 as "At the top of our bedside reading pile since its inception in 2001," the award-winning "Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture "is a quarterly feast of truly exceptional writing on food. Designed both to entertain and to provoke, "The Gastronomica Reader" now offers a sumptuous sampling from the journal's pages--including essays, poetry, interviews, memoirs, and an outstanding selection of the artwork that has made "Gastronomica "so distinctive. In words and images, it takes us around the globe, through time, and into a dazzling array of cultures, investigating topics from early hominid cooking to Third Reich caterers to the Shiite clergy under Ayatollah Khomeini who deemed Iranian caviar fit for consumption under Islamic law. Informed throughout by a keen sense of the pleasures of eating, tasting, and sharing food, "The Gastronomica Reader "will inspire readers to think seriously, widely, and deeply about what goes onto their plates.
"Gastronomica "is a winner of the "Utne Reader"'s Independent Press Award for Social/Cultural Coverage

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	February 2010
Editors:	Darra Goldstein
Dimensions:	254 x 197 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-25939-3
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Food & Drink > General
LSN:	0-520-25939-4
Barcode:	9780520259393

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