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Anthony
Bastianich
Batali
Beard
Betty Crocker
Bourdain
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Chuck
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Edna
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Irma
Jacques
James
Joan
Julia
Lewis
Lidia
Mario
Marion
Marion Rombauer
Martha
Nathan
Nina and Tim
Paul
Pepin
Prudhomme
Rachael
Ray
Reichl
Rombauer
Ruth
Stewart
Trotter
Waters
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Product details
- ISBN 9780313381324
- Weight: 1304g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 08 Mar 2011
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Discover how these contemporary food icons changed the way Americans eat through the fascinating biographical profiles in this book.
Before 1946 and the advent of the first television cooking show, James Beard's I Love to Eat, not many Americans were familiar with the finer aspects of French cuisine. Today, food in the United States has experienced multiple revolutions, having received—and embraced—influences from not only Europe, but cultures ranging from the Far East to Latin America. This expansion of America's appreciation for food is largely the result of a number of well-known food enthusiasts who forever changed how we eat.
Icons of American Cooking examines the giants of American food, cooking, and cuisine through 24 biographical profiles of contemporary figures, covering all regions, cooking styles, and ethnic origins. This book fills a gap by providing behind-the-scenes insights into the biggest names in American food, past and present.
Victor W. Geraci, PhD, is the food and wine historian and associate director of the University of California Berkeley's Regional Oral History Office (ROHO).
Elizabeth S. Demers, PhD, is senior editor at Potomac Books, Dulles, VA.
