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  • Italian Cuisine

    A Cultural History

    by Alberto Capatti, Massimo Montanari ...
    Translated by Aine O'Healy ...
    Series series Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
    Italy, the country with a hundred cities and a thousand bell towers, is also the country with a hundred cuisines and a thousand recipes. Its great variety of culinary practices reflects a history long dominated by regionalism and political division, and has led to the common conception of Italian food as a mosaic of regional customs rather than a single tradition. Nonetheless, this magnificent new ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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  • Mini Nonya Favourites

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  • The World on a Plate

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  • Classic Candy

    America’s Favorite Sweets, 1950–80

    by Darlene Lacey ...
    Series Book 745 - Shire Library USA
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  • Retro Recipes from the '50s and '60s

    103 Vintage Appetizers, Dinners, and Drinks Everyone Will Love

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  • The Secret Life of Beer!

    Exposed: Legends, Lore & Little-Known Facts

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  • California Recipe Book

    by Antiquarian Collection Cookbook ...
    Published in San Francisco in 1875, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection by an unidentified group of ladies from California provides a fascinating historical example of local culture and regional cooking of the day. As the American nation spread west, women began compiling cookbooks based on their lifestyles and experiences with new ingredients and living conditions. These ... Read more

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    Whether you call them franks, wieners, or red hots, hot dogs are as American as apple pie, but how did these little links become icons of American culture? Man Bites Dog explores the transformation of hot dogs from unassuming street fare to paradigms of regional expression, social mobility, and democracy. World-renowned hot dog scholar Bruce Kraig investigates the history, people, décor, and ... Read more

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