Setting the table for Julia Child : gourmet dining in America, 1934-1961 / David Strauss.

Author/creator Strauss, David, 1937-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxi, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects
Gourmet.
Dinners and dining--United States. --History. --20th century.
Gourmets--United States. --History. --20th century.
Food habits--United States. --History. --20th century.
Food--Social aspects. --United States. --History. --20th century.
Cooking, American--History. --20th century.
United States--Social life and customs. --1918-1945.
United States--Social life and customs. --1945-1970.

Contents Food fights in twentieth-century America : the good life versus the healthy life -- Building a foundation for gourmet dining in America -- Origins, rituals, and menus of gourmet dining societies, 1934-1961 -- Selectivity and publicity in the gourmet dining movement -- Beating the Nazis with truffles and tripe : the early years of "Gourmet : the magazine of good living" -- Gourmet's gastronomic tours : Samuel Chamberlain and his bouquets -- From readers to cooks? : the impact of Gourmet/gourmet recipes -- Julia and Simca : a Franco-American culinary alliance.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010015272
ISBN9780801897733 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801897734 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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