History of Cookbooks: From Kitchen to Page over Seven Centuries (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 64)

Notaker, Henry

ISBN 10: 0520391497 / ISBN 13: 9780520391499

Published by University of California Press, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of Cookbooks: From Kitchen to Page over Seven Centuries (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 64)
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520391497
• ISBN 13: 9780520391499
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A History of Cookbooks provides a sweeping literary and historical overview of the cookbook genre, exploring its development as a part of food culture beginning in the Late Middle Ages. Studying cookbooks from various Western cultures and languages, Henry Notaker traces the transformation of recipes from brief notes with ingredients into detailed recipes with a specific structure, grammar, and vocabulary. In addition, he reveals that cookbooks go far beyond offering recipes: they tell us a great deal about nutrition, morals, manners, history, and menus while often providing entertaining reflections and commentaries. This innovative book demonstrates that cookbooks represent an interesting and important branch of nonfiction literature.

About the Author

Henry Notaker is a literary historian who taught courses in food culture and history for over a decade. He was a foreign correspondent for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and a TV host of arts and letters shows and documentaries. He is the author of numerous books and articles on European and Latin American contemporary history, food history, and culinary literature.