Consider the Fork

A History of How We Cook and Eat

Bee Wilson

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English

Penguin
02 January 2014

Social & cultural history; Food & society; Social & cultural anthropology; Cookery, food & drink

A delightful and acclaimed exploration of how the implements we use in the kitchen shape the way we cook

This is the story of how we have tamed fire and ice, wielded whisks, spoons, graters, mashers, pestles and mortars, all in the name of feeding ourselves. Bee Wilson takes us on an enchanting culinary journey through the incredible creations, inventions and obsessions that have shaped how and what we cook. From huge Tudor open fires to sous-vide machines, the birth of the fork to Roman gadgets, Consider the Fork is the previously unsung history of our kitchens.

By: Bee Wilson
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 307g
ISBN: 9780141049083
ISBN 10: 0141049081
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 02 January 2014
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat

A cracking good read, as enjoyable as it is enlightening -- Raymond Blanc, Chef-Patron 'le Manoir Aux Quat'saisons' Wonderful ... Witty, scholarly, utterly absorbing and fired by infectious curiosity -- Lucy Lethbridge Observer [A] delightfully informative history of cooking and eating from the prehistoric discovery of fire to twenty-first-century high-tech, low-temp soud-vide-style cookery ELLE magazine A graceful study -- Steven Poole Guardian