French Gastronomy The History and Geography of a Passion

Name: French Gastronomy The History and Geography of a Passion
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ISBN: 9780231124164

ISBN-10: 0231124163

ISBN-13: 9780231124164

Edition: 2002

Authors: Jean-Robert Pitte, Jody Gladding

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In this illustrated investigation of how France emerged as the land of great food, Jean-Robert Pitte speculates on why the passion for food - gastronomy - originated in France.

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/27/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 0.58" wide x 0.89" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

Jean-Robert Pitteis professor of geography and president of the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne. He is the author or editor of twelve previous books, includingFrench GastronomyandHistory of the French Landscape.

Madeleine Ferriï¿½res is professor of social history at the University of Avignon.Jody Gladding is a published poet and the translator of several works, including French Gastronomy: The History and Geography of a Passion.



Foreword


Preface: The Kugelhopf Mold


List of Maps


Introduction: In France's Gastronomic Passion



France: The Land of Milk and Honey or the Old Country of Gourmands?



Is Gourmandism a Sin in France?



Governing at the Table: Birth of a Model



The Gastronomic Restaurant, or Haute Cuisine on the Streets


Epilogue: Foods That Have a Soul: A Map of the Future for France


Notes


Index