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  • Let the Meatballs Rest

    And Other Stories About Food and Culture

    Translated by Beth Archer Brombert ...
    Series series Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
    Known for his entertaining investigations into culinary practice, Massimo Montanari turns his hungry eye to the phenomenon of food culture, food lore, cooking methods, and eating habits throughout history. An irresistible buffet of one hundred concise and engaging essays, this collection provides stimulating food for thought for those curious about one of life's most fundamental pleasures.Focusing ... Read more

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  • Medieval Tastes

    Food, Cooking, and the Table

    Translated by Beth Archer Brombert ...
    Series series Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
    In his new history of food, acclaimed historian Massimo Montanari traces the development of medieval tastes—both culinary and cultural—from raw materials to market and captures their reflections in today's food trends. Tying the ingredients of our diet evolution to the growth of human civilization, he immerses readers in the passionate debates and bold inventions that transformed food from a ... Read more

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  • Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or Food and the Nation

    Translated by Beth Archer Brombert ...
    Series series Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
    Massimo Montanari draws readers into the far-flung story of how local and global influences came to flavor Italian identity. The fusion of ancient Roman cuisine—which consisted of bread, wine, and olives—with the barbarian diet—rooted in bread, milk, and meat—first formed the basics of modern eating across Europe. From there, Montanari highlights the importance of the Italian city in the ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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