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

• Autore: Block Daniel <1967->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 p.)
• Disciplina: 641.59773/11
• Soggetto topico: Food - Illinois - Chicago - History; Food industry and trade - Illinois - Chicago - History; Grocers - Illinois - Chigago - History; Restaurants - Illinois - Chicago - History; Cooking, American - Midwestern style - History
• Soggetto geografico: Chicago (Ill.) History
• Persona (resp. second.): RosingHoward
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Chicago
• ISBN: 1-4422-2727-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816074203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Big city food biographies series.