The ethnic restaurateur / by Krishnendu Ray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ray, Krishnendu, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic food industry--New York (State)--New York.

Ethnic food industry.

Food habits--Social aspects--New York (State)--New York.

Food habits.

Ethnic restaurants--New York (State)--New York.

Ethnic restaurants.

Restaurateurs--New York (State)--New York.

Restaurateurs.

Food habits--Social aspects.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

xxi, 238 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.

Summary:

Academic discussions of ethnic food have tended to focus on the attitudes of consumers, rather than the creators and producers. In this ground-breaking new book, Krishnendu Ray reverses this trend by exploring the culinary world from the perspective of the ethnic restaurateur. Focusing on New York City, he examines the lived experience, work, memories, and aspirations of immigrants working in the food industry. He shows how migrants become established in new places, creating a taste of home and playing a key role in influencing food cultures as a result of transactions between producers, consumers and commentators. Based on extensive interviews with immigrant restaurateurs and students, chefs and alumni at the Culinary Institute of America, ethnographic observation at immigrant eateries and haute institutional kitchens as well as historical sources such as the US census, newspaper coverage of restaurants, reviews, menus, recipes, and guidebooks, Ray reveals changing tastes in a major American city between the late 19th and through the 20th century. Written by one of the most outstanding scholars in the field, The Ethnic Restaurateur is an essential read for students and academics in food studies, culinary arts, sociology, urban studies and indeed anyone interested in popular culture and cooking in the United States. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface : As the Grains you Eat, So will be the Mind

Taste, Toil and Ethnicity

Dreams of Pakistani Grill and Vada Pao in Manhattan : Immigrant Restaurateurs in a Global City

Hierarchy of Taste and Ethnic Difference : American Gustatory Imagination in a Globalizing World

Extending Expertise : Men in White at the Culinary Institute of America

Ethnicity and Expertise : Immigrant Cooks with Haute Aspirations

In Closing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857858351

0857858351

9780857858368

085785836X

OCLC:

922034565