Montanari, Massimo,  1949- <br/><br/>
Let the meatballs rest, and other stories about food and culture / 
Massimo Montanari ; translated by Beth Archer Brombert. 
 - xi, 178 pages ;  22 cm 
 - Arts and traditions of the table .
 - Arts and traditions of the table. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Things and ideas -- The status of food -- Adventures in cooking -- The gastronomy of hunger -- Flavors -- Pleasure and health -- The beautiful and the good -- Convivial rituals -- Table practices and manners -- "Identity" declined in the plural. 
<br/><br/> Focusing on the selection, preparation, and mythology of food, Montanari shows that cooking not only is a decisive part of our cultural heritage but also communicates essential information about our material and intellectual well-being. From the invention of basic bread making to chocolate's reputation for decadence, he positions food culture as a lens through which we can plot changes in historical values and social and economic trends. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231157322 0231157320 9780231527880 0231527888 9780231157339 0231157339 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012021330 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB287210  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cooking--History.<br/>Cooking--Philosophy.<br/>Food habits--History.<br/>Food habits--Philosophy.<br/>Cooking.<br/>Food habits.<br/>Matlagning--historia.<br/>Matvanor--historia.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Cookbooks.<br/>History.<br/>Cookbooks.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TX645  / .M6613 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.5