[Sca-cooks] new book review-- _Feast_

Johnna Holloway johnna at sitka.engin.umich.edu
Wed Mar 17 10:09:00 PST 2004


I bought the English published edition several months ago and like it a lot.
It's good for reading and the notes are good. Great for
ideas.

Johnnae

jenne at fiedlerfamily.net wrote:

>Ok, I found this book reviewed in _Choice_. Has anyone read it yet?
>
>I'm snipping parts of the review...
>
> Strong, Roy.  Feast: a history of grand eating.  Harcourt Brace &
>Company, 2003 (c2002). 349p bibl index ISBN 0-15-100758-6, $35.00 .
>... major European feasts throughout the ages... manners...
>royal public dining (especially in France) . . .Food is not discussed in
>detail, but changes in eating and serving utensils are traced over time.
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