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Consider the forkConsider the fork

Consider the fork2012

Bee Wilson

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About this book

"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"--

Details

First published
2012
Publisher
Basic Books
Pages
320
ISBN-13
9780465056972
OL Work ID
OL16671668W

Subjects

Kitchen utensilsCOOKING / HistoryTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food ScienceSCIENCE / HistoryCookingDinners and diningHISTORY / CivilizationHistoryEquipment and suppliesKüchengerätKookkunstKeukengereiCuisineAppareils et matérielHistoire

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