A history of the art of cooking begins with the clay ovens of the prehistoric Mediterranean world and the the bronze ovens of ancient China and paints a vivid portrait of what would follow in Asian street markets, palace kitchens, greasy diners, and Taco Bell.
A history of the art of cooking begins with the clay ovens of the prehistoric Mediterranean world and the the bronze ovens of ancient China and paints...
Although encouraging people to eat more nutritiously can promote better health, most efforts by companies, health professionals, and even parents are disappointingly ineffective. Consumer confusion has lead to floundering sales for soy foods; embarrassing results for expensive Five-a-Day for Better Health programs; and uneaten mountains of vegetables at homes and in school cafeterias. Brian Wansink's "Marketing Nutrition" focuses on why people eat the foods they do, and what can be done to improve their nutrition. Wansink argues that the true challenge in marketing nutrition lies in...
Although encouraging people to eat more nutritiously can promote better health, most efforts by companies, health professionals, and even parents are ...
The importance of the banquet in the late Renaissance is impossible to overlook. Banquets showcased a host s wealth and power, provided an occasion for nobles from distant places to gather together, and even served as a form of political propaganda. But what was it really like to cater to the tastes and habits of high society at the banquets of nobles, royalty, and popes? What did they eat and how did they eat it?
In The Banquet, Ken Albala covers the transitional period between the heavily spiced and colored cuisine of the Middle Ages and classical French haut cuisine. This...
The importance of the banquet in the late Renaissance is impossible to overlook. Banquets showcased a host s wealth and power, provided an occasion...
