A History of the Food of Paris: From Roast Mammoth to Steak Frites (Big City Food Biographies) by Jim Chevallier

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  • ISBN 10 1442272821
  • ISBN 13 9781442272828
  • Published Jun 08 2018
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 248
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Rowman & Littlefield

Publishers Text

Paris has played a unique role in world gastronomy, influencing cooks and gourmets across the world. It has served as a focal point not only for its own cuisine, but for regional specialties from across France. For tourists, its food remains one of the great attractions of the city itself. Yet the history of this food remains largely unknown. A History of the Food of Paris brings together archaeology, historical records, memoirs, statutes, literature, guidebooks, news items, and other sources to paint a sweeping portrait of the city’s food from the Neanderthals to today’s bistros and food trucks. The colorful history of the city’s markets, its restaurants and their predecessors, of immigrant food, even of its various drinks appears here in all its often surprising variety, revealing new sides of this endlessly fascinating city.

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