Description: Much Depends on Dinner by Margaret Visser A delightful and intelligent history of the food we eat. For food lovers of all kinds, this unexpectedly funny and serious book is a treasure of information, shedding light on one of our most favorite pastimes. Line drawings. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A staple of the food-writing genre that prefigured the current locavore and foodist movements by almost two decades, Margaret Vissers Much Depends on Dinner is a delightful and intelligent history of the food we eat, and a cornucopia of incredible details about the ways we do it.Presented as a meal, each chapter of Much Depends on Dinner represents a different course or garnish, which Margaret Visser handpicks from the most ordinary American dinner: corn on the cob with butter and salt, roast chicken with rice, salad dressed in lemon juice and olive oil, and ice cream. Visser tells the story behind each of these foods and in the course of her inquiries reveals some unexpected treats: the history of Corn Flakes; the secret behind the more dissatisfactory California olives (theyre picked green, chemically blackened, and sterilized); and the fact that, in Africa, citrus fruits are eaten whole, rind and all.For food lovers of all kinds, this intelligent and unexpectedly funny book is a treasure of information that sheds light on one of our favorite pastimes: eating. Author Biography Margaret Visser is the author of three previous books: "Much Depends on Dinner," "Rituals of Dinner," and "The Way We Are," She lives in Barcelona. Details ISBN0802144934 Author Margaret Visser Language English ISBN-10 0802144934 ISBN-13 9780802144935 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 394.12 Residence Barcelona Toronto, on, SP Year 2010 Short Title MUCH DEPENDS ON DINNER 2/E Edition 2nd Pages 352 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2010-06-08 NZ Release Date 2010-06-08 US Release Date 2010-06-08 UK Release Date 2010-06-08 Publisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Edition Description 2nd ed. Publication Date 2010-06-08 Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Subtitle The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Mea Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:27084107;
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