num_pages: 230
description: Breakfast: A History tells the story of how breakfast came to be the most important meal of the day. From the humble Roman times of stale bread soaked in diluted wine to the drive-through McMuffin boom of the 1970s Breakfast takes the reader on a lively adventure through time uncovering the real stories behind our favorite breakfast foods. Breakfast is not just the meal that gets us going in the morning but a driving force in history forever altering the lives of peasants and kings alike inspiring great works of art and even changing the way we build our homes.Full of wry humor and captivating anecdotes Breakfast is a treat for students of history gastronomes and anyone who's ever wondered where their waffles came from.
language: English
title: Breakfast: A History
publisher: AltaMira Press