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Books : The United States of Arugula: The Sun Dried, Cold Pressed, Dark Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution |
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.013
EAN: 9780767915809
ISBN: 0767915801
Label: Broadway
Manufacturer: Broadway
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: July 17, 2007
Publisher: Broadway
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Studio: Broadway
Sales Rank: 64588
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The wickedly entertaining, hunger-inducing, behind-the-scenes story of the revolution in American food that has made exotic ingredients, celebrity chefs, rarefied cooking tools, and destination restaurants familiar aspects of our everyday lives.
Amazingly enough, just twenty years ago eating sushi was a daring novelty and many Americans had never even heard of salsa. Today, we don't bat an eye at a construction worker dipping a croissant into robust specialty coffee, city dwellers buying just-picked farmstand produce, or suburbanites stocking up on artisanal cheeses and extra virgin oils at supermarkets. The United States of Arugula is a rollicking, revealing stew of culinary innovation, food politics, and kitchen confidences chronicling how gourmet eating in America went from obscure to pervasive—and became the cultural success story of our era.
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The United States of Arugula is ostensibly about how America changed from a burgers and fries, Swanson TV dinner, baloney sandwich and Fritos kind of country to a sushi and edamame, Whole Foods, imported bottled water nation. What it really is though, is a collection of some of the best gossip I've read in a long time. This is quality stuff.
The stars of the story are food pioneers Craig Claiborne, James Beard, and Julia Child. Along with accounts of their careers, we learn ... Read More
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Not only do I suddenly feel way more clued in when dining with my foodie friends, but I have a whole new appreciation for how and why I can suddenly buy good food in this country nearly everywhere. More importantly, however, is the imperative to eat now, and eat well that this book instills in me every time I read more than a few pages. I don't think I've ever eaten as many great meals as I have while reading this book.
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David Kamp sets his treatise, THE UNITED STATES OF ARUGULA, at that precise moment in time when America came of age culinarily -- when this nation amalgamated a discrete cuisine of its own, no longer looking to France for inspiration.
Kamp focuses on the many elements which combined to form what we have come to call American cooking. This ranges from the types of ingredients we now take for granted, such as sun-dried tomatoes and balsamic vinegar, through the concepts of regional and ... Read More
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This is an entertaining gossipy account of the 'foodie revolution' in the US. No, it isn't an authoritative or comprehensive history. Maybe someone else could write that book, but it wouldn't be so much fun. I would doubt that non-foodies would care about this book, but if you're a foodie, make sure you know what it's trying to do.
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I don't cook a thing, but I enjoyed reading this entertaining book about cooking. The United States of Arugula is an interesting title for a book, so I decided to give this book a chance and read it. I was pleasantly surprised about how well researched this book is. There were some names I was not famillar with. I enjoyed reading about Marion Cunningham. She updated the Fannie Farmer Cookbook in 1979 with recipes like cippino which is a tomato based fish stew. Little Joes is a dish with ground ... Read More
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.013
EAN: 9780767915809
ISBN: 0767915801
Label: Broadway
Manufacturer: Broadway
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: July 17, 2007
Publisher: Broadway
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Studio: Broadway
Sales Rank: 64588
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