{"product_id":"the-gastronomica-reader-9780520259393","title":"The Gastronomica Reader","description":"Described in the 2008 \u003ci\u003eSaveur \u003c\/i\u003e100 as \"At the top of our bedside reading pile since its inception in 2001,\" the award-winning \u003ci\u003eGastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture \u003c\/i\u003eis a quarterly feast of truly exceptional writing on food. Designed both to entertain and to provoke, \u003ci\u003eThe Gastronomica Reader\u003c\/i\u003e now offers a sumptuous sampling from the journal's pages--including essays, poetry, interviews, memoirs, and an outstanding selection of the artwork that has made \u003ci\u003eGastronomica \u003c\/i\u003eso distinctive. In words and images, it takes us around the globe, through time, and into a dazzling array of cultures, investigating topics from early hominid cooking to Third Reich caterers to the Shiite clergy under Ayatollah Khomeini who deemed Iranian caviar fit for consumption under Islamic law. Informed throughout by a keen sense of the pleasures of eating, tasting, and sharing food, \u003ci\u003eThe Gastronomica Reader \u003c\/i\u003ewill inspire readers to think seriously, widely, and deeply about what goes onto their plates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGastronomica \u003c\/i\u003eis a winner of the \u003ci\u003eUtne Reader\u003c\/i\u003e's Independent Press Award for Social\/Cultural Coverage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darra Goldstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520259393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarra Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eGastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Russian at Williams College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Georgian Feast: The Vibrant Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSavory Food of the Republic of Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e (UC Press; winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals' 1994 Julia Child Cookbook of the Year Award), among other books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40171907416179,"sku":"9.78052E+12","price":40.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fd8f744d-43c4-4eb6-aefa-664f0f3b0ed2.jpg?v=1655213027","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-gastronomica-reader-9780520259393","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}