Author: Takats, Sean
Title: The expert cook in enlightenment France.
Description: Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 203 pp.Includes bibliographical references (p.[179]-196) and index. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - Contents : Defining the cook -- Corrupting spaces -- Pots and pens -- Theorizing the kitchen -- The servant of medicine -- Conclusion. Academics and students alike will enjoy this fascinating study of the invention of the professional chef, of how ordinary workers influenced emerging trends of scientific knowledge, culture-creation, and taste in eighteenth-century France. ISBN 9781421402833.

Keywords: , Cooking