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Taste for Provence
ISBN: HB: 9780226322841, University of Chicago Press, June 2016
264 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 16 colour plates, 16 halftones
Provence today is a state of mind as much as a region of France, promising clear skies and bright sun, gentle breezes scented with lavender and wild herbs, scenery alternately bold and intricate, and delicious foods served alongside heady wines. Yet,...
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£24,00
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Madeira The Mid-Atlantic Wine
ISBN: PB: 9781849043342, Hurst Publishers, April 2014
288 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! Who does not know the phrase 'Have some madeira, m'dear'? Madeira is one of the world's greatest wines, with a fascinating history few others can equal. Capable of evolution over decades and with seemingly indefinite longevity,...
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£18,99
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Fear of Food A History of Why We Worry about What We Eat
ISBN: PB: 9780226054902, ISBN: HB: 9780226473741, University of Chicago Press, April 2013
232 pp., 23x15 cm, 15 halftones, 2 line illus.
There may be no greater source of anxiety for Americans today than the question of what to eat and drink. Are eggs the perfect protein, or are they cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart or bad for my liver? Will pesticides, additives, and...
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£11,50
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£19,00
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Citrus A History
ISBN: PB: 9780226470283, ISBN: HB: 9780226470269, University of Chicago Press, October 2008
262 pp., 23x15 cm, 20 colour illus.
Walk into your local grocery store and down the produce aisle, and you'll find a dazzling array of citrus, from navel oranges and clementines to grapefruit and key limes – and sometimes even more exotic fare like the Japanese yuzu or the baboon lemon...
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£14,00
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£23,00
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Pasta and Pizza
ISBN: PB: 9780979405716, University of Chicago Press, Prickly Paradigm Press, November 2007
120 pp., 17.8x11.4 cm
Pasta and pizza, in all their infinitely delicious and universally appealing varieties, are inextricably connected to Italian identity. These familiar foods not only represent Italy's culinary traditions, according to anthropologist Franco La Cecla,...
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£10,00
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Fashionable Food Seven Decades of Food Fads
ISBN: PB: 9780226494074, University of Chicago Press, June 2005
464 pp., 22.8x18 cm, 35 halftones, 7 line illus.
Though the Roaring Twenties call to mind images of flappers dancing the Charleston and gangsters dispensing moonshine in back rooms, Sylvia Lovegren here playfully reminds us what these characters ate for dinner: Banana and Popcorn Salad. Like fashio...
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£14,50
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