American Cuisine :And How It Got This Way
American Cuisine :And How It Got This Way
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19 November, 2019
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For decades, many have doubted the existence of American cuisine, believing that hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza define the nation’s palate. Not so, says leading food historian Paul Freedman. Freedman traces the twentieth-century rise of processed food, standardisation and fast-food restaurants. With the farm-to-table movement, a culinary revolution has transformed the way Americans eat. Whether analysing how businesses and advertisers used seduction and guilt to dictate women’s food-shopping habits, exploring how class determines what Americans eat or documenting the contributions provided by immigrants, Freedman reveals an astonishing history.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781631494628 |
| ISBN10 | 1631494627 |
| Number Of Pages | 528 |
| Item Weight | 968 g |
| Product Dimensions | 185 x 241 x 33 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | WW Norton & Co |
| Format | hardback |
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"In American Cuisine, Paul Freedman embarks on an epic quest, to locate the roots of American foodways and follow changing tastes through the decades, a search that takes him straight to the heart of American identity. It is an enormous, endlessly fascinating subject, and Freedman makes a wonderful tour guide, scholarly and wry." -- William Grimes, former New York Times restaurant critic
"This fascinating book delves into American cuisine with gusto." -- Choice
Author's Bio
Paul Freedman is a history professor at Yale University. The author of the highly acclaimed Ten Restaurants That Changed America, Freedman lives in Pelham, New York.