""This we can be sure of: when a restaurant in the western world is famous for its cooking, it is the tricolor flag that hangs above the stove," opined one French magazine, and this is by no means an isolated example of such crowing. Indeed, both linguistically and conceptually,…
Why did the passion for food -- gastronomy -- originate in France? The key, it turns out, is France itself. In its climate, diversity of soils, abundant resources, and varied topography lie the roots of France's food fame. Pitte masterfully reveals the ways in which cultural phe…
Among the foods thought to encourage lust, the love apple (now known as the tomato), wormed its way over pastas and into catsup. The morality of this fruit was questioned due to its similarity to a plant called the mandrake, which medieval people believed carried demonic spirits…
Deliciously organized by the Seven Deadly Sins, here is a scintillating history of forbidden foods through the ages--and how these mouth-watering taboos have defined cultures around the world. From the lusciously tempting fruit in the Garden of Eden to the divine foie gras, Stew…
Among the foods thought to encourage lust, the love apple (now known as the tomato), wormed its way over pastas and into catsup. The morality of this fruit was questioned due to its similarity to a plant called the mandrake, which medieval people believed carried demonic spirits…
Michael Steinberger recounts his travels through France as he searched for the reasons behind the country's declining culinary traditions and rank as the world's best cuisine.
Identifying what the "Slate" wine-columnist author terms an upheaval in French gastronomy due to the economy, this book describes the author's trip to France to investigate a financial crises in the wine industry, endangered artisanal cheeses, and disappearing bistros and brasse…
L'Italia delle cento città e dei mille campanili è anche l'Italia delle cento cucine e delle mille ricette. La grande varietà delle tradizioni alimentari, specchio di un'esperienza storica dominata a lungo dal particolarismo, contraddistingue la gastronomia del nostro paese rend…
L'Italia delle cento città e dei mille campanili è anche l'Italia delle cento cucine e delle mille ricette. La grande varietà delle tradizioni alimentari, specchio di un'esperienza storica dominata a lungo dal particolarismo e dalla divisione politica, è il carattere che maggior…