Consider the fork
Subtitle: a history of how we cook and eat
By: Bee Wilson ; with illustrations by Annabel Lee
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780465021765; 9780465033324; 9780465056972
Subjects: Kitchen utensils; COOKING / History; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science; SCIENCE / History; Cooking; Dinners and dining; HISTORY / Civilization; History
Description: "Wilson's book offers a novel approach to food writing, presenting a history of eating habits and mores through the lens of the technologies we use to prepare, serve, and consume food. This book tells the history of food through its tools across different eras and continents to present a fully rounded account of humans' evolving relationship to kitchen technology"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pots and pans : with rice cooker; title: Knife : with mezzaluna; title: Fire : with toaster; title: Measure : with egg timer; title: Grind : with nutmeg grater; title: Eat : with tongs; title: Ice : with moulds; title: Kitchen : with coffee.