Bibliograph

A bite-sized history of France, gastronomic tales of revolution, war, and enlightenment, Stéphane Hénaut and Jeni Mitchell

Type

Label

A bite-sized history of France, gastronomic tales of revolution, war, and enlightenment, Stéphane Hénaut and Jeni Mitchell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-319) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A bite-sized history of France

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1038043654

Responsibility statement

Stéphane Hénaut and Jeni Mitchell

Sub title

gastronomic tales of revolution, war, and enlightenment

Summary

"A French cheesemonger and an American academic and ex-pat join forces to serve up a sumptuous history of France and its food, in the delicious tradition of Anthony Bourdain, Peter Mayle, and Pamela Druckerman"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Our ancestors, the Gauls -- The virgin of the kidney -- Barbarians at the plate -- Ode to gluttony -- Left behind : the goats of Poitou -- The sweetest king -- They came from the sea -- Feudal fare -- Of monks and men -- Fighting for plums -- The wine that got away -- The vegetarian heresy -- A papal red -- The white gold of Guérande -- Legacy of a black prince -- The vinegar of the four thieves -- The cheese of emperors and mad kings -- La dame de beauté and the mushroom mystery -- Fruits of the Renaissance -- The mother sauces -- Conquest and chocolate -- The culinary contributions of Madame Serpent -- A chicken in every pot -- The chestnut insurgency -- The bitter roots of sugar -- The liquor of the gods -- The crescent controversy -- War and peas -- The Devil's wine -- An enlightened approach to food -- Revolution in the cafés -- Pain d'égalité -- The potato propagandist -- The pyramid provocation -- The man who abolished the seasons -- The fifth crêpe -- The king of cheeses -- A revolutionary banquet -- The end of the oyster express -- Revelation in a bottle -- The curse of the green fairy -- Siege gastronomy -- The peanut patrimony -- Gastronomads on the sun road -- A friend in difficult hours -- A mutiny and a laughing cow -- "Bread, peace, and liberty" : the socialist baguette -- Couscous : the assimilation (or not) of empire -- The forgotten vegetables -- Canon Kir joins the resistance -- France and the United States : from liberation to exasperation -- Conclusion

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