Massimo Montanari

Let the Meatballs Rest

And Other Stories About Food and Culture

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Known for his entertaining investigations into culinary practice, Massimo Montanari turns his hungry eye to the phenomena of food culture, food lore, cooking methods, and eating habits throughout history. Focusing on the selection, preparation, and mythology of food, Montanari traverses such subjects as the status of the pantry over the centuries, the various strategies of cooking over time, the gastronomy of famine, the science of flavors, the changing characteristics of convivial rituals, the customs of the table, and the ever-evolving identity of food. From the invention of basic bread making to chocolate's reputation for decadence, he pos… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Brombert, Beth Archer (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-0-231-15733-9
EAN: 9780231157339
Produktnummer: 16633663
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 192 S.
Masse: H20.7 cm x B13.2 cm x D2.5 cm 240 g
Gewicht: 240
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Massimo Montanari is professor of medieval history and the history of food at the Institute of Paleography and Medieval Studies, University of Bologna. His books include Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table; Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb; Food Is Culture; and Famine and Plenty: The History of Food in Europe. He also coedited, with Jean-Louis Flandrin, Food: A Culinary History. Beth Archer Brombert is the author of Cristina: Portraits of a Princess and Edouard Manet: Rebel in a Frock Coat, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her most recent work is Journey to the World of the Black Rooster.