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Blue Trout and Black Truffles: The Peregrinations of an Epicure
Joseph Wechsberg
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Paperback. The greater part of "Blue Trout and Black Truffles" is devoted to the eating-places and vineyards of France. Mr. Wechsberg reaches back to the twilight days of the Habsburg monarchy, when those splendid monuments to the haute cuisine in central Europe, Meissl and Schadn of Vienna and Gundel's of Budapest, were in their prime. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
There were, and still are, great restaurants all over Europe, but the greater part of Blue Trout and Black Truffles is devoted to the eatingplaces and vineyards of France. It is a vicarious experience to read about the culinary wonders of the notable establishments of another era that have become the last epicurean haven in this materialistic, mechanized world of fastfood chains and frozenfood dinners. Mr. Wechsberg reaches back to the twilight days of the Habsburg monarchy, when those splendid monuments to the haute cuisine in central Europe, Meissl and Schadn of Vienna and Gundel's of Budapest, were in their ... Read more
There were, and still are, great restaurants all over Europe, but the greater part of Blue Trout and Black Truffles is devoted to the eatingplaces and vineyards of France. It is a vicarious experience to read about the culinary wonders of the notable establishments of another era that have become the last epicurean haven in this materialistic, mechanized world of fastfood chains and frozenfood dinners. Mr. Wechsberg reaches back to the twilight days of the Habsburg monarchy, when those splendid monuments to the haute cuisine in central Europe, Meissl and Schadn of Vienna and Gundel's of Budapest, were in their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780897331340
SKU
V9780897331340
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