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Book Title
Gastropolis : Food and New York City Jonathan, Hauck-Lawson, Anni
ISBN
9780231136532

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231136536
ISBN-13
9780231136532
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66594943

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
368 Pages
Publication Name
Gastropolis : Food and New York City
Language
English
Subject
Regional & Ethnic / American / Middle Atlantic States, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Cooking, Social Science, History
Author
Jonathan Deutsch, Annie Hauck-Lawson
Series
Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History Ser.
Format
Hardcover

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0.1 in
Item Weight
29.3 Oz
Item Length
1 in
Item Width
0.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-023536
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"While New York may be the subject of more food writing than any other site in the United States, this volume will surprise, enchant, and enlighten. The collection shines." -- Frederick Kaufman, author of A Short History of the American Stomach, " Gastropolisis a fun read, specifically for those who have watched their culture rise and blossom in this great variegated city." -- Eats.com, Gastropolis is a piled-high-to-bursting buffet, where emotionally charged memoirs of childhood meals are served up alongside highly detailed academic articles...enriching and illuminating., " Gastropolis is a fun read, specifically for those who have watched their culture rise and blossom in this great variegated city." -- Eats.com, While New York may be the subject of more food writing than any other site in the United States, this volume will surprise, enchant, and enlighten. The collection shines., Gastropolis is a fun read, specifically for those who have watched their culture rise and blossom in this great variegated city.
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
394.1/209747
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Fusion City: From Mt. Olympus Bagels to Puerto Rican Lasagna and Beyond, by Cara De Silva Part I. Places 1. The Lenapes: In Search of Pre-European Foodways in the Greater New York Region, by Anne Mendelson 1. The Food and Drink of New York from 1624 to 1898, by Andrew F. Smith 3. Digging for Food in Early New York City, by Nan A. Rothschild 4. My Little Town: A Brooklyn Girl's Food Voice, by Annie Hauck-Lawson Part II. People 5. The Empire of Food: Place, Memory, and Asian "Ethnic Cuisines," by Martin F. Manalansan IV 6. The Culinary Seasons of My Childhood, by Jessica B. Harris 7. The Chefs, the Entrepreneurs, and Their Patrons: The Avant-Garde Food Scene in New York City, by Fabio Parasecoli 8. Chow Fun City: Three Centuries of Chinese Cuisine in New York City, by Harley Spiller Part III. Trade 9. Hawkers and Gawkers: Peddling and Markets in New York City, by Suzanne Wasserman 10. Asphalt Terroir, by Joy Santlofer 11. The Soul of a Store, by Mark Russ Federman 12. Livin' la Vida Sabrosa: Savoring Latino New York, by Ramona Lee Pérez and Babette Audant Part IV. Symbols 13. Cosa Mangia Oggi, by Annie Rachelle Lanzillotto 14. From the Big Bagel to the Big Roti? The Evolution of New York City's Jewish Food Icons, by Jennifer Berg 15. Cooking Up Heritage in Harlem, by Damian M. Mosley 16. Eating Out, Eating American: New York Restaurant Dining and Identity, by Mitchell Davis 17. Hungry City, by Janet Poppendieck and JC Dwyer Contributors Index
Synopsis
Whether you're digging into a slice of cherry cheesecake, burning your tongue on a piece of fiery Jamaican jerk chicken, or slurping the broth from a juicy soup dumpling, eating in New York City is a culinary adventure unlike any other in the world. An irresistible sampling of the city's rich food heritage, Gastropolis explores the personal and historical relationship between New Yorkers and food. Beginning with the origins of cuisine combinations, such as Mt. Olympus bagels and Puerto Rican lasagna, the book describes the nature of food and drink before the arrival of Europeans in 1624 and offers a history of early farming practices. Essays trace the function of place and memory in Asian cuisine, the rise of Jewish food icons, the evolution of food enterprises in Harlem, the relationship between restaurant dining and identity, and the role of peddlers and markets in guiding the ingredients of our meals. They share spice-scented recollections of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, and colorful vignettes of the avant-garde chefs, entrepreneurs, and patrons who continue to influence the way New Yorkers eat. Touching on everything from religion, nutrition, and agriculture to economics, politics, and psychology, Gastropolis tells a story of immigration, amalgamation, and assimilation. This rich interplay between tradition and change, individual and society, and identity and community could happen only in New York., An irresistible sampling of the city's rich food heritage, Gastropolis explores the personal and historical relationship between New Yorkers and food. Beginning with the origins of New York's fusion cuisine, such as Mt. Olympus bagels and Puerto Rican lasagna, the book describes the nature of food and drink before the arrival of Europeans in 1624 and offers a history of early farming practices. Specially written essays trace the function of place and memory in Asian cuisine, the rise of Jewish food icons, the evolution of food enterprises in Harlem, the relationship between restaurant dining and identity, and the role of peddlers and markets in guiding the ingredients of our meals. They share spice-scented recollections of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, and colorful vignettes of the avant-garde chefs, entrepreneurs, and patrons who continue to influence the way New Yorkers eat.
LC Classification Number
GT2853.U5G37 2008

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