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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451182603321

Autore

Snodgrass Mary Ellen

Titolo

Encyclopedia of kitchen history / / Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Fitzroy Dearborn, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-45572-4

1-280-25674-5

9786610256747

0-203-31917-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1146 p.)

Disciplina

643/.3/09

Soggetti

Kitchens - History

Cooking - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 665-667) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Entries; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Common Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From the discovery of fire to the latest space mission, the Encyclopedia of Kitchen History brings together the rich diversity of kitchen history in one accessible volume. Students, researchers, scholars, and culinary aficionados- from beginners to experts- will find this Encyclopedia to be a fascinating look into the history of the kitchen from the foodstuffs prepared to the tools and implements used as well as the innovators who shaped its function and utility.