A desert feast : celebrating Tucson's culinary heritage / Carolyn Niethammer ; foreword by Jonathan Mabry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Niethammer, Carolyn J., author.

Contributor:

Mabry, Jonathan, writer of foreword.

Series:

Southwest Center series.

Southwest Center Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking--Arizona--Tucson.

Cooking.

Gastronomy--Arizona--Tucson.

Gastronomy.

Natural foods--Arizona--Tucson.

Natural foods.

Tucson (Ariz.)--Social life and customs.

Tucson (Ariz.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book offers a food pilgrimage, where stories and recipes demonstrate why the desert city of Tucson became American's first UNESCO City of Gastronomy. You'll meet the farmers, small-scale food entrepreneurs, and chefs who are dedicated to making Tucson taste like nowhere else"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword by Jonathan Mabry

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why Tucson Is a UNESCO City of Gastronomy

Prehistoric and Early History of Wild Foods: Eating Off the Land

Traditional Early Agriculture: 4,000 Years in the Fields of the Santa Cruz Basin

Europeans, Mexicans, and Chinese: Bringing New Foods and Traditions

Gardening in the Desert: Growing Your Own Vegetables, Tucson Style

Small-Scale Commercial Agriculture: Contracting Tucson's Foodshed

Tucson's Artisan Food Producers

Our Sonoran Culinary Heritage-It's a Tucson Thing!

Food Justice

Epilogue. In the Coronavirus Crisis: How Tucson United to Feed the City

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816538898

0816538891

OCLC:

1183912645