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The Food of France

Waverley Root

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English
Vintage Books
02 June 1992
A celebration of French cuisine and culture, from a culinary adventurer who made his mark decades before Anthony Bourdain arrived on the scene.

Traveling through the provinces, cities, and remote country towns that make up France, Waverley Root discovers not only the Calvados and Camembert cheese of Normandy, thehaute cuisineof Paris, and the hearty bouillabaisse of Marseilles, but also the local histories, customs, and geographies that shape the French national character.

Here are the origins of the Plantagenet kings and Rabelais's favorite truffle-flavored sausages, and the tale of how the kitchens of Versailles cooked for one thousand aristocrats and four thousand servants in a single day. Here, too, are notes on the proper time of year to harvest snails; the Moorish influences on the confections of the Pyrenees, where the plumpest geese are raised; and the age of the oldest olive tree in Provence. In short, here is France for the chef, the traveler, and the connoisseur of fine prose, with maps and line drawings throughout.
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Imprint:   Vintage Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   Vintage Books ed
Dimensions:   Height: 201mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 27mm
Weight:   397g
ISBN:   9780679738978
ISBN 10:   0679738975
Pages:   496
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Waverley Root was a foreign correspondent in Europe for nearly fifty years, representing the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Time, and other outlets. He also contributed regularly to The New York Times Magazine, International Herald Tribune, and Gourmet. Among his books are The Food of Italy, The Food of France, Contemporary French Cooking, The Best of Italian Cooking, and Eating in America. Considered one of the major writers on cuisine of his time, Root passed away in 1982.

Reviews for The Food of France

The most lucid and definitive book ever written in English on a cuisine that has flourished for centuries. --Craig Claiborne, The New York Times This taste saga merits huzzahs. . . . I hail Mr. Root's research. . . . History, architecture, scenery, traditions furnish his place settings [and] color his commentary from Cro-Magnon cave living to haute cuisine. --The New York Times The most lucid and definitive book ever written in English on a cuisine that has flourished for centuries. Craig Claiborne, The New York Times This taste saga merits huzzahs. . . . I hail Mr. Root s research. . . . History, architecture, scenery, traditions furnish his place settings [and] color his commentary from Cro-Magnon cave living to haute cuisine. The New York Times


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