Description
Described in the "2008 Saveur 100" as 'At the top of our bedside reading pile since its inception in 2001', the award-winning "Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture" is a quarterly feast of truly exceptional writing on food. Designed both to entertain and to provoke, "The Gastronomica Reader" now offers a sumptuous sampling from the journal's pages - including essays, poetry, interviews, memoirs, and an outstanding selection of the artwork that has made Gastronomica so distinctive. In words and images, it takes us around the globe, through time, and into a dazzling array of cultures, investigating topics from early hominid cooking to Third Reich caterers to the Shiite clergy under Ayatollah Khomeini who deemed Iranian caviar fit for consumption under Islamic law. Informed throughout by a keen sense of the pleasures of eating, tasting, and sharing food, "The Gastronomica Reader" will inspire readers to think seriously, widely, and deeply about what goes onto their plates. Gastronomica is a winner of the "Utne Reader's" Independent Press Award for Social/Cultural Coverage.
About the Author
Darra Goldstein is Editor-in-Chief of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture and Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Russian at Williams College. She is the author of The Georgian Feast: The Vibrant Culture and Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia (UC Press; winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals' 1994 Julia Child Cookbook of the Year Award), among other books.
Reviews
"A volume to browse and absorb." New York Times "This volume should absorb anyone with an appetite for unconventional food writing." STARRED REVIEW Publishers Weekly "It is easy to get quickly drawn in and once you do, it is difficult to put this book down." -- Andrea Rappaport San Francisco Book Review "Delights in manners ranging from the poetic to the political." Bookforum "The gloriously illustrated Gastronomica reader is a every bit as good as it looks." Times Literary Supplement (TLS)
Book Information
ISBN 9780520259393
Author Darra Goldstein
Format Hardback
Page Count 376
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 1542g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 197mm * 28mm
About the Author
Darra Goldstein is Editor-in-Chief of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture and Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Russian at Williams College. She is the author of The Georgian Feast: The Vibrant Culture and Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia (UC Press; winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals' 1994 Julia Child Cookbook of the Year Award), among other books.
Reviews
"A volume to browse and absorb." New York Times "This volume should absorb anyone with an appetite for unconventional food writing." STARRED REVIEW Publishers Weekly "It is easy to get quickly drawn in and once you do, it is difficult to put this book down." -- Andrea Rappaport San Francisco Book Review "Delights in manners ranging from the poetic to the political." Bookforum "The gloriously illustrated Gastronomica reader is a every bit as good as it looks." Times Literary Supplement (TLS)
Book Information
ISBN 9780520259393
Author Darra Goldstein
Format Hardback
Page Count 376
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 1542g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 197mm * 28mm
