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San Francisco : a food biography

Title
San Francisco : a food biography / Erica J. Peters.
Author
Peters, Erica J.
Publication
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2013]

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Description
xiv, 227 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
This food biography presents the story of how food traveled from farms to markets, from markets to kitchens, and from kitchens to tables, focusing on how people experienced the bounty of the City by the Bay.
Series Statement
Big city food biographies series
Uniform Title
Big city food biographies series.
Subject
  • Food > California > San Francisco Bay Area > History
  • Food habits > California > San Francisco Bay Area > History
  • Food industry and trade > California > San Francisco Bay Area > History
  • Cooking, American > California style > History
  • Agriculture > California > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The material resources -- Native American foodways -- Immigrants and ethnic neighborhoods -- Food markets and retailing -- Famous restaurants -- San Francisco cookbooks -- Signature dishes.
Call Number
JFE 13-8675
ISBN
  • 9780759121515 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0759121516 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780759121539 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
  • 0759121532 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2013018090
OCLC
842111862
Author
Peters, Erica J.
Title
San Francisco : a food biography / Erica J. Peters.
Publisher
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2013]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Big city food biographies series
Big city food biographies series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 13-8675
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