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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816074203321

Autore

Block Daniel <1967->

Titolo

Chicago : a food biography / / Daniel R. Block and Howard Rosing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-2727-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 p.)

Collana

Big City Food Biographies Series

Disciplina

641.59773/11

Soggetti

Food - Illinois - Chicago - History

Food industry and trade - Illinois - Chicago - History

Grocers - Illinois - Chigago - History

Restaurants - Illinois - Chicago - History

Cooking, American - Midwestern style - History

Chicago (Ill.) History

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Material Resources; 2 Indigenous Foodways of Chicago; 3 Migration and the Making of Chicago Foodways; 4 Markets and Retail; 5 From Frontier Town to Industrial and Commercial Food Capital; 6 Eating at the Meeting Place; 7 Chicago Street Food, Recipes, and Cookbooks; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Chicago, situated at the crossroads of America, has long been known for its restaurants and cuisine. Its food history highlights the history of Chicago as a place where cultures meet and clash and food is manufactured for the world. This book vividly recounts the history of food, dining, and cuisine in this quintessential American city.