Savoring the Past: The French Kitchen and Table from 1300 to 1789
Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
(Author)
Description
In this masterful and charming book, food historian Barbara Ketcham Wheaton takes the reader on a cultural and gastronomical tour of France, from its medieval age to the pre-Revolutionary era using a delightful combination of personal correspondence, historical anecdotes, and journal entries.
Product Details
Price
$23.95
Publisher
Atria Books
Publish Date
March 04, 1996
Pages
368
Dimensions
7.05 X 9.98 X 0.94 inches | 1.52 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780684818573
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Barbara Ketcham Wheaton is a noted food historian, writer, and the honorary curator of the culinary collection at the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute. She is also the coauthor, with Patricia Kelly, of Bibliography of Culinary History: Food Resources in Eastern Massachusetts. She teaches seminars on reading historic cookbooks and enjoys lobsters and champagne whenever the opportunity to do so arises.