Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes)

by Drew Smith

From the one-time editor of the #1 bestselling The Good Food Guide, award-winning writer Drew Smith's Oyster: A Gastronomic History offers readers a global view of the oyster, tracing its role in cooking, art, literature, and politics from the dawn of time to the present day.

Oysters have inspired chefs, painters, and writers alike, have sustained communities financially and ecologically, and have loomed large in legend...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141971922X
• ISBN13: 9781419719226
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 8.8"