Finding the Flavors We Lost: From Bread to Bourbon, How Artisans Reclaimed American Food

by Patric Kuh

Book Overview

The multiple-James Beard Award--winning restaurant critic for Los Angeles Magazine delivers an arresting exploration of our cultural demand for "artisanal" foods in a world dominated by corporate agribusiness.

We hear the word "artisanal" all the time--attached to cheese, chocolate, coffee, even fast-food chain sandwiches--but what does it actually mean? We take "farm to table" and "handcrafted food" for granted now...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062219545
• ISBN13: 9780062219541
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"