The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard - Couverture rigide

Birdsall, John

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ISBN 10 : 0393635716 ISBN 13 : 9780393635713

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2020

Synopsis

After the Second World War, a newly affluent United States reached for its own gourmet culture, one at ease with the French international style of Escoffier, but also distinctly American. Enter James Beard, authority on cooking and eating, his larger-than-life presence and collection of whimsical bow ties were synonymous with the nation's food for decades, even after his death in 1985. In the first biography of Beard in twenty-five years, acclaimed writer John Birdsall argues that Beard's struggles as a closeted gay man directly influenced his creation of an American cuisine. Starting in the 1920s, Beard escaped loneliness and banishment by travelling abroad to places where people ate for pleasure, not utility, and found acceptance at home by crafting an American ethos of food likewise built on passion and delight. Informed by never-before-tapped correspondence and lush with details of a golden age of home cooking, The Man Who Ate Too Much is a commanding portrait of a towering figure who still represents the best in food.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Birdsall is a two-time James Beard Award-winning author and former restaurant critic. He is the coauthor of a cookbook, Hawker Fare, with James Syhabout. He lives in Oakland, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393635716
• ISBN 13: 9780393635713
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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