American foodie : taste, art, and the cultural revolution /

"As nutrition, food is essential, but in today's world of excess, a good portion of the world has taken food beyond its functional definition to fine art status. From celebrity chefs to amateur food bloggers, individuals take ownership of the food they eat as a creative expression of perso...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Furrow, Dwight (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]
Subjects:
Food > United States > Philosophy.
Dinners and dining > United States.
Food preferences > United States.
Aliments > États-Unis > Philosophie.
Préférences alimentaires > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Dinners and dining
Food > Philosophy
Food preferences
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • We live from good soup
  • Why food? Why now?
  • Gathering the tribes : revolutionary food and the people who create it
  • From pleasure to beauty : if Kant was at Myhrvold's table
  • How to read a meal : the flavor of symbols
  • Can tuna casserole be a work of art?
  • Habits and heresies : authenticity, food rules, and tradition
  • The future of taste.

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