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Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy
Fabio Parasecoli
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Description for Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy
Hardback. A colourful history of Italian food, Al Dente showcases the dazzling assortment of wines, cheeses, breads, vegetables and salamis that have pushed Italy's cuisine to the forefront of global popularity, from ice-cream parlour and pizza shop to Michelin-starred restaurants today. Series: Foods and Nations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 966.
Pasta, pizza, parmesan cheese - we have Italy to thank for some of our favourite foods. Home to a dazzling array of wines, cheeses, breads, vegetables and salamis, Italy has become a mecca for foodies. Outside Italy, cities around the world are home to Michelin-starred Italian restaurants and television chefs extol the virtues of Italian cuisine, presenting it as a model of fresh and healthy eating. Taking readers across the country's regions and beyond, Al Dente explores how Italy's cuisines became what they are today. For centuries, southern Mediterranean countries such as Italy fought against food scarcity, wars, ... Read more
Pasta, pizza, parmesan cheese - we have Italy to thank for some of our favourite foods. Home to a dazzling array of wines, cheeses, breads, vegetables and salamis, Italy has become a mecca for foodies. Outside Italy, cities around the world are home to Michelin-starred Italian restaurants and television chefs extol the virtues of Italian cuisine, presenting it as a model of fresh and healthy eating. Taking readers across the country's regions and beyond, Al Dente explores how Italy's cuisines became what they are today. For centuries, southern Mediterranean countries such as Italy fought against food scarcity, wars, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Foods and Nations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780232768
SKU
V9781780232768
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Ref
99-4
About Fabio Parasecoli
Fabio Parasecoli is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Food Studies Program, The New School, New York, the author of Bite Me! Food in Popular Culture (2008) and co-editor of the six-volume Cultural History of Food (2012).
Reviews for Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy
'This cool analysis of the geopolitical background to the delights of Italian gastronomy is a welcome addition.' Gillian Riley, author of The Oxford Companion to Italian Food (2007)