Author: Pitte, Jean-Robert
Title: French Gastronomy : The History and Geography of a Passion
Description: New York, Columbia University Press, 2002. orig. boards. 22x14cm, 8,207(15)pp. Series : Arts and traditions of the table. Translated by Jody Gladding.. 15 Photoplates, text. maps. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Introduction: In France's Gastronomic Passion; France: The Land of Milk and Honey or the Old Country of Gourmands?; Is Gourmandism a Sin in France?; Governing at the Table: Birth of a Model; The Gastronomic Restaurant, or "Haute Cuisine" on the Streets; Epilogue: Foods That Have a Soul: A Map of the Future for France.

Keywords: French Gastronomy, Cookery, History, France, Cuisine, Cooking, , ,