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

By:

Wilson, Bee

Contributor(s):

Lee, Annabel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books , c2012.Description: xxiii, 327 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780465056972

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

643.3 WIL

LOC classification:

TX656 .W56 2012

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 moulds -- Kitchen : with coffee.

Summary: "Wilson's book offers a novel approach to food writing, presenting a history of eating habits and mores through the lens of the technologies we use to prepare, serve, and consume food. This book 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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	643.3 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		067484

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-317) and index.

"Wilson's book offers a novel approach to food writing, presenting a history of eating habits and mores through the lens of the technologies we use to prepare, serve, and consume food. This book 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"-- Provided by publisher.

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