Culinary taste :  consumer behaviour in the international restaurant sector / 
edited by Donald Sloan. 
 - xvii, 189 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The social construction of taste / Diane Seymour -- The postmodern palate: dining out in the individualized era / Donald Sloan -- Taste and space: eating out in the city today / David Bell -- Chic cuisine: the impact of fashion on food / Joanne Finkelstein -- The shock of the new: a sociology of nouvelle cuisine / Roy C. Wood -- Contemporary lifestyles: the case of wine / Marion Demossier -- Shaping culinary taste: the influence of commercial operators (we are what we eat, or what we are persuaded to ear?) / Maureen Brookes -- Gender and culinary taste / Roy C. Wood -- Developing a taste for health / David Fouillé -- My most memorable meal ever! Hospitality as an emotional experience / Conrad Lashley, Alison Morrison and Sandie Randall. 
<br/><br/> "Culinary Taste: Consumer Behaviour in the International Restaurant Sector looks at the factors that influence our culinary tastes and dining behaviour, illustrating how they can translate into successful business in industry."--Jacket. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0750657677 9780750657679 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003049439 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gastronomy<br/>Food habits.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TX631  / .C85 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.013