The City Tavern Cookbook: Recipes from the Birthplace of American Cuisine

by Walter Staib and Paul Bauer

Book Overview

Experience authentic early American culinary history at America's first restaurant, without leaving your home!

For history buffs who like to eat, there is no better gift or souvenir of the ultimate American landmark. The City Tavern restaurant was the social, political, and economic center of late 18th-century Philadelphia. Called the "most genteel" tavern in America by John Adams, it gained fame as the gathering place for members of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762434171
• ISBN13: 9780762434176
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Running Press Adult
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.6" x 8.9"