History of the Food of Paris (eBook)

From Roast Mammoth to Steak Frites

Jim Chevallier (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
266 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7283-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The history of Parisian food is covered in this captivating tour of the physical city and its culinary heritage from the time of its first inhabitants through today. The author takes a look at its markets, its eateries, its immigrant groups and their food, its drinks, its cookbooks, and the dishes and recipes that exemplify the city’s offerings.

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Paris has played a unique role in world gastronomy, influencing cooks and gourmets across the world. It has served as a focal point not only for its own cuisine, but for regional specialties from across France. For tourists, its food remains one of the great attractions of the city itself. Yet the history of this food remains largely unknown. A History of the Food of Paris brings together archaeology, historical records, memoirs, statutes, literature, guidebooks, news items, and other sources to paint a sweeping portrait of the city's food from the Neanderthals to today's bistros and food trucks. The colorful history of the city's markets, its restaurants and their predecessors, of immigrant food, even of its various drinks appears here in all its often surprising variety, revealing new sides of this endlessly fascinating city.

Autor

Jim Chevallier is a contributor to Modernist Bread (2017), Savoring Gotham (2015), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, 2nd ed. (2012), the Dictionnaire Universel du Pain (2010) and Consuming Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century (2007). His work on the history of the baguette and the croissant has been cited in Libération, the Smithsonian Magazine, and a number of other publications. He is a former musician, radio announcer, coin dealer, and IT specialist.

Inhalt

Material resourcesFrom the Neanderthals to the FranksFrom the Capetians to modern times: an overviewSelling food: markets, fairs, shops and supermarketsSelling meals: before the restaurantSelling meals: the restaurantSelling meals: moving towards modernityForeign and immigrant foodDrinkIn search of the Paris cookbookSignature dishesEpilogue: the endless feast

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.6.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Big City Food Biographies
• Zusatzinfo: 20 Illustrations including: - 20 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Länderküchen
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Hotel- / Restaurantführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: cafe culture • city of lights • Food • food history • foodie in French • France • French culture • French dining • french food • French food and drink • French food and wine • French food appetizers • French food courses • French food customs • French food custos • French food description • French food dessert • French food desserts • French food for dummies • French food in France • French history • french wine • Haute Cuisine • History of France • history of Paris • I love French food • Paris • Paris arrondissements • Paris cafe • Paris cuisine • Paris Culture • Paris Food History • paris france • Paris gourmet • Parisian • Paris nightlife • Travel History • wine • wine and Paris
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7283-X / 144227283X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7283-5 / 9781442272835