Symons, Michael,  1945- <br/><br/>
A history of cooks and cooking / 
Michael Symons. 
 - xii, 388 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - The food series. .
 - Food series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-375) and index. 
<br/><br/> What do cooks do? --  Distributing goodness --  A good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion --  An empire of smoke --  What do cooks do? --  On the physical and political consequences of sauces --  Slices of life --  Festivals, beauty and love --  Sharing and civilisation --  The pudding that took a thousand people to make --  Eve and Adam --  The settled hearth --  The temple as kitchen --  Sovereign consumers --  The sons of Mama Camous --  Freedom from cooks? --  Angels must eat.  pt. 1.  pt. 2. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0252025806 9780252025808 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99049876 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cooking--History<br/>Cooks
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TX645.  / S97 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.509