Research Catalog

Title

Inside the California food revolution : thirty years that changed our culinary consciousness / Joyce Goldstein ; with Dore Brown.

Author

Goldstein, Joyce Esersky.

Publication

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]

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Details

Additional Authors

Brown, Dore, 1956-

Description

x, 348 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"In this authoritative and immensely readable insider's account, celebrated cookbook author and former chef Joyce Goldstein traces the development of California cuisine from its early years in the 1970s to the present, when farm-to-table, foraging, and fusion cuisine are part of the national vocabulary. Goldstein's interviews with almost two hundred chefs, purveyors, artisans, winemakers, and food writers bring to life an era when cooking was grounded in passion, bold innovation, and a dedication to "flavor first." The author shows how the counterculture movement in the West gave rise to a restaurant culture that was defined by open kitchens, women in leadership positions, and the presence of a surprising number of chefs and artisanal food producers who lacked formal training. California cuisine challenged the conventional kitchen hierarchy and dominance of French technique in fine dining, she explains, leading to a more egalitarian restaurant culture and informal food scene. In weaving the author's view of California food culture with profiles of those who played a part in its development-from Alice Waters to Bill Niman to Wolfgang Puck-Inside the California Food Revolution demonstrates that, in addition to access to fresh produce, the region also shared a distinctly Western culture of openness, creativity, and collaboration. Wonderfully detailed and engagingly written, this book elucidates as never before how the inspirations that emerged in California went on to transform the eating experience throughout the U.S. and the world. "--

Series Statement

California studies in food and culture ; 44

Uniform Title

California studies in food and culture ; 44.

Alternative Title

California food revolution

Subject

• Cooking, American > California style > History
• Restaurants > California > History
• Cooking, American > California style

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index.

Call Number

JFE 13-7428

ISBN

• 9780520268197 (hardback)
• 0520268199 (hardback)
• 9780520956704 (ebook)
• 0520956702 (ebook)

LCCN

• 2013014798
• 40022670791

OCLC

838792263

Author

Goldstein, Joyce Esersky.

Title

Inside the California food revolution : thirty years that changed our culinary consciousness / Joyce Goldstein ; with Dore Brown.

Publisher

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

California studies in food and culture ; 44

California studies in food and culture ; 44.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index.

Added Author

Brown, Dore, 1956-

Other Standard Identifier

40022670791

Research Call Number

JFE 13-7428