A bite-sized history of France gastronomic tales of revolution, war, and enlightenment
"A French cheesemonger and an American academic and ex-pat join forces to serve up a sumptuous history of France and its food, in the delicious tradition of Anthony Bourdain, Peter Mayle, and Pamela Druckerman"--
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| 100 | 1 | |a Henaut, Stéphane, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A bite-sized history of France : |b gastronomic tales of revolution, war, and enlightenment / |c Stéphane Hénaut and Jeni Mitchell. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b New Press, |c 2018. | |
| 300 | |a ix, 333 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a "A French cheesemonger and an American academic and ex-pat join forces to serve up a sumptuous history of France and its food, in the delicious tradition of Anthony Bourdain, Peter Mayle, and Pamela Druckerman"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-319) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Our ancestors, the Gauls -- The virgin of the kidney -- Barbarians at the plate -- Ode to gluttony -- Left behind : the goats of Poitou -- The sweetest king -- They came from the sea -- Feudal fare -- Of monks and men -- Fighting for plums -- The wine that got away -- The vegetarian heresy -- A papal red -- The white gold of Guérande -- Legacy of a black prince -- The vinegar of the four thieves -- The cheese of emperors and mad kings -- La dame de beauté and the mushroom mystery -- Fruits of the Renaissance -- The mother sauces -- Conquest and chocolate -- The culinary contributions of Madame Serpent -- A chicken in every pot -- The chestnut insurgency -- The bitter roots of sugar -- The liquor of the gods -- The crescent controversy -- War and peas -- The Devil's wine -- An enlightened approach to food -- Revolution in the cafés -- Pain d'égalité -- The potato propagandist -- The pyramid provocation -- The man who abolished the seasons -- The fifth crêpe -- The king of cheeses -- A revolutionary banquet -- The end of the oyster express -- Revelation in a bottle -- The curse of the green fairy -- Siege gastronomy -- The peanut patrimony -- Gastronomads on the sun road -- A friend in difficult hours -- A mutiny and a laughing cow -- "Bread, peace, and liberty" : the socialist baguette -- Couscous : the assimilation (or not) of empire -- The forgotten vegetables -- Canon Kir joins the resistance -- France and the United States : from liberation to exasperation -- Conclusion. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Gastronomy |z France |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Food habits |z France |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Dinners and dining |x Political aspects |z France |x History. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Mitchell, Jeni, |e author. | |
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