by Jim Chevallier From the publisher: Paris has played a unique role in world gastronomy, influencing cooks and gourmets across the world. It has served as a focal point not […]
Tag: Europe
How Fish and Chips Migrated to Great Britain
When Portugal fell under Spanish rule, the Inquisition targeted individuals with Jewish lineage. As religious violence worsened, many fled Portugal and resettled in England, bringing with them culinary treasures founded in […]
Tasting French Terroir: The History of an Idea
by Thomas Parker From the publisher: This book explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink […]
Taste of Empire: How Britain’s Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
by Lizzie Collingham From the publisher: In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire’s quest for food shaped the modern world. […]
Gifts of the Gods: A History of Food in Greece
by Andrew and Rachel Dalby From the publisher: What do we think about when we think about Greek food? For many, it is the meze and the traditional plates of […]
Gardens of New Spain: How Mediterrranean Plants and Foods Changed America
by William W. Dunmire From the publisher: When the Spanish began colonizing the Americas in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, they brought with them the plants and foods of […]
Fish and Chips: A History
by Panikos Panayi From the publisher: Along with red London buses, bowler hats and cricket, few things are considered more British than fish and chips. Sprinkled with salt and vinegar, fish […]
Eating Right in the Renaissance
by Ken Albala From the publisher: Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, […]
Dinner with Dickens: Recipes Inspired by the Life and Work of Charles Dickens
by Pen Vogler From the publisher: Dinner with Dickens celebrates the food of Victorian England by recreating dishes the author wrote about with such gusto, and enjoyed in real life. […]
Culture of Food in England, 1200-1500
by C. M. Woolgar From the publisher: In this revelatory work of social history, C. M. Woolgar shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied, and more culturally […]