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Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes)
Drew Smith
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Description for Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes)
Hardback. An engaging and richly illustrated history of the oyster's role in worldwide gastronomy and culture, with 50 recipes Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 812.
Drew Smith’s Oyster: A Gastronomic History offers readers a global view of the oyster, tracing its role in cooking, art, literature and politics from the dawn up time to the present day. Oysters have inspired chefs, painters and writers alike, have sustained communities financially and ecologically, and have loomed large in legend and history. Using the oyster as the central theme, Smith has organised the book around time periods and geographical locations, looking at the oyster’s influence through colourful anecdotes, eye-opening scientific facts and a wide array of visuals. The book also includes fifty recipes--traditional country dishes and contemporary examples ... Read more
Drew Smith’s Oyster: A Gastronomic History offers readers a global view of the oyster, tracing its role in cooking, art, literature and politics from the dawn up time to the present day. Oysters have inspired chefs, painters and writers alike, have sustained communities financially and ecologically, and have loomed large in legend and history. Using the oyster as the central theme, Smith has organised the book around time periods and geographical locations, looking at the oyster’s influence through colourful anecdotes, eye-opening scientific facts and a wide array of visuals. The book also includes fifty recipes--traditional country dishes and contemporary examples ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419719226
SKU
V9781419719226
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Ref
99-5
About Drew Smith
Drew Smith is former editor of The Good Food Guide, which was a number one bestseller for ten years. He has been a restaurant writer for the Guardian and has won the Glenfiddich award, which recognises outstanding food and drink writing, three times. Smith has written extensively on food and cooking including his much-acclaimed series of books on supermarket foods, ... Read more
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