The United States of Arugula
The Sun Dried, Cold Pressed, Dark Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution
$30.15
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2007
Summary
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-…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780767915809 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0767915801 |
| Author: | David Kamp |
| Publisher: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) |
| Imprint: | Broadway Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2007 |
| Weight: | 325g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“With the sweep of an epic novel, David Kamp takes us behind the scenes and into the sweaty, wacky, weird trenches of the Great American Food Revolution. His reporting is solid, his storytelling magnificent, and his good humor is seemingly inexhaustible … . a terrific book.” —Molly O’Neill
“Culturally aware and cleverly written, this anatomy of the French-fried versus sun-dried tension at the heart of American gastronomy is refreshingly non-snooty.”
—Atlantic Monthly
“A page-turner filled with fascinating footnotes, a delicious dish about bold-faced names, and an in-depth look at the ways in which a series of food pioneers touched off a revolution.” —USA Today
“Juicy, irreverent, and full of bite.” —Gael Greene
About The Author
David Kamp
David Kamp has been a writer and editor for Vanity Fair and GQ for more than a decade. He lives in New York.
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