Displaying 1 of 1 2002 Format: Book Title: Choice cuts : a savory selection of food writing from around the world and throughout history / edited and illustrated by Mark Kurlansky. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Ballantine Books, 2002. Description: xxi, 473 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: Contains over two hundred essays on a variety of gourmet foods from around the world and throughout history including pieces by Cab Calloway, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Dickens, Irving Berlin, and Plato. Subjects: Gastronomy -- Literary collections. Cooking -- Literary collections. Dinners and dining -- Literary collections. Food habits -- Literary collections. Food writing. Other Author: Kurlansky, Mark. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-473) and index. Contents: Gourmets and gourmands -- Food and sex -- Memorable meals -- Favorite restaurants -- Markets -- Not eating -- Rants -- On bread alone -- The mystery of eggs -- Eating your vegetables -- A hill of beans -- The fish that didn't get away -- Poultry, fowl, and other ill-fated birds -- The meat of the matter -- Easy on the starch -- A pinch of seasoning -- Just a salad -- The thing about truffles -- Loving fat -- Bearing fruit -- The dark side of chocolate -- Their just desserts -- A good drink -- Bugs -- The French -- The English -- The Americans -- The Germans -- The politics of food -- What does it mean? Web Site: Sample text Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2003274297 ISBN: 0345457102 9780345457103 Other Number: 50861521 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 120748 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 641.014 Choice c Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
