TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kurlansky,Mark
TI  - Choice cuts: a savory selection of food writing from around the world and throughout history 
SN  - 0142004936
U1  - 641.3 22
PY  - 2002///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - Gastronomy
KW  - Literary collections
KW  - Cooking
KW  - Dinners and dining
KW  - Food habits
KW  - Food writing
N1  - Includes index; Gourmets and gourmands -- Food and sex -- Memorable meals -- Favorite restaurants -- Markets -- Not eating -- Rants -- On bread alone -- The mystery of eggs -- Eating your vegetables -- A hill of beans -- The fish that didn't get away -- Poultry, fowl, and other ill-fated birds -- The meat of the matter -- Easy on the starch -- A pinch of seasoning -- Just a salad -- The thing about truffles -- Loving fat -- Bearing fruit -- The dark side of chocolate -- Their just desserts -- A good drink -- Bugs -- The French -- The English -- The Americans -- The Germans -- The politics of food -- What does it mean?
N2  - "In this collection Mark Kurlansky serves up a true smorgasbord of "Choice Cuts" by the world's most discerning gourmets and gourmands through the ages - from Plato on the art of cooking to Louis Prima at the pizzeria. Filled throughout with recipes, menus, classic photographs, and Mark Kurlansky's own original drawings, Choice Cuts is a must-have for any serious "foodie.""--BOOK JACKET
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