Cooked : a natural history of transformation /
Pollan, Michael,
Cooked : a natural history of transformation / Natural history of transformation Michael Pollan. - 468 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Why cook? -- Part I: Fire : creatures of the flame -- Part II: Water : a recipe in seven steps -- Part III: Air : the education of an amateur baker -- Part IV: Earth : fermentation's cold fire -- Afterword: Hand taste -- Appendix I: Four recipes -- Appendix II: A short shelf of books on cooking.
"In Cooked, Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, and earth--to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook"--
1594204217 9781594204210
2012039705
Cooking.
Cooks.
Cookbooks
TX652 / .P646 2013
641.5
Cooked : a natural history of transformation / Natural history of transformation Michael Pollan. - 468 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Why cook? -- Part I: Fire : creatures of the flame -- Part II: Water : a recipe in seven steps -- Part III: Air : the education of an amateur baker -- Part IV: Earth : fermentation's cold fire -- Afterword: Hand taste -- Appendix I: Four recipes -- Appendix II: A short shelf of books on cooking.
"In Cooked, Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, and earth--to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook"--
1594204217 9781594204210
2012039705
Cooking.
Cooks.
Cookbooks
TX652 / .P646 2013
641.5