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Books that cook : the making of a literary meal
- Title
- Books that cook : the making of a literary meal / edited by Jennifer Cognard-Black and Melissa A. Goldwaite ; with a foreword by Marion Nestle.
- Publication
- New York : New York University Press, [2014]
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 14-7473 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Summary
- "Organized like a cookbook, Books that Cook: The Making of a Literary Meal is a collection of American literature written on the theme of food: from an invocation to a final toast, from starters to desserts. All food literatures are indebted to the form and purpose of cookbooks, and each section begins with an excerpt from an influential American cookbook, progressing chronologically from the late 1700s through the present day, including such favorites as American Cookery, the Joy of Cooking, and Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The literary works within each section are an extension of these cookbooks, while the cookbook excerpts in turn become pieces of literature--forms of storytelling and memory-making all their own. Each section offers a delectable assortment of poetry, prose, and essays, and the selections all include at least one tempting recipe to entice readers to cook this book. Including writing from such notables as Maya Angelou, James Beard, Alice B. Toklas, Sherman Alexie, Nora Ephron, M.F.K. Fisher, and Alice Waters, among many others, Books that Cook reveals the range of ways authors incorporate recipes--whether the recipe flavors the story or the story serves to add spice to the recipe. Books that Cook is a collection to serve students and teachers of food studies as well as any epicure who enjoys a good meal alongside a good book"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Literary cookbooks.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-7473
- ISBN
- 9781479830213
- 1479830216
- LCCN
- 2014006080
- OCLC
- 2014006080
- Title
- Books that cook : the making of a literary meal / edited by Jennifer Cognard-Black and Melissa A. Goldwaite ; with a foreword by Marion Nestle.
- Publisher
- New York : New York University Press, [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Cognard-Black, Jennifer, 1969- editor.Goldthwaite, Melissa A., 1972- editor.Nestle, Marion, writer of preface.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-7473