Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat
Bee Wilson,Paperback - First Trade Paper Edition, English-language edition,Pub by Basic Books
Bee Wilson,Paperback - First Trade Paper Edition, English-language edition,Pub by Basic Books
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780465056972 (0465056970)
Publish date: October 8th 2013
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
The overriding impression of this book is that it is very, very British. Not entirely because of the reader, Alison Larkin (who is very British), or because of too much of an Anglo-centric focus in the history it covers (maybe a bit, but not enough to take issue with) – but mostly because of… well, ...
Consider the Fork: How Technology Transforms the Way We Cook and Eat This book covers an interesting subject - the history of kitchen equipment. However, the execution was bland, boring and repetitive.
I genuinely loved this book; it was interesting, well-written and I learned quite a bit. It would have been a 5 star read except that the author hit one of my raw nerves and stated as fact something that just flat out isn't. But more on that in a bit. The book is split up by chapters based on th...
Reminded me of Bryson's "At Home" albeit with a narrower focus.
A very readable history of ways in which technology shapes our food and culture, and vice versa.
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