Consider the fork : a history of how we cook and eat / Bee Wilson ; with illustrations by Annabel Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Bee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kitchen utensils--History.

Kitchen utensils.

Cooking--History.

Cooking.

Dinners and dining--History.

Dinners and dining.

Meals.

Medical Subjects:

Cooking.

Meals.

Genre:

Cookbooks.

History.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

A history of how we cook and eat

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, ©2012.

Summary:

This book offers a novel approach to food writing, presenting a history of eating habits and more through the lens of the technologies we use to prepare, serve, and consume food. It tells the history of food through its tools across different eras and continents to present a fully rounded account of humans' evolving relationship to kitchen technology. From the birth of the fork in Italy as it discovered pasta, to culture wars over spoons in Restoration England, and tests for how to choose the perfect pan, this book examines the incredible creations that have shaped how and what we cook. Encompassing inventors, scientists, cooks and chefs, this is the previously unsung history of our kitchens.

Contents:

Pots and pans: with rice cooker

Knife: with mezzaluna

Fire: with toaster

Measure: with egg timer

Grind: with nutmeg grater

Eat: with tongs

Ice: with molds

Kitchen: with coffee.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-310) and index.

ISBN:

9780465021765

046502176X

9781624901751

1624901751

9780465033324

0465033326

OCLC:

778420435

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