The King's peas : delectable recipes and their stories from the Age of Enlightenment /

"Written by Meredith Chilton with contributions from Chef Markus Bestig "The King's Peas" examines how food and dining were transformed in Europe during the age of the Enlightenment. What many of us now eat, the way food is cooked and how we dine were the result of radical change...

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Main Authors: Chilton, Meredith, 1953
Corporate Authors: George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Group Author: Bestig, Markus
Published: Gardiner Museum ; Arnoldsche Art Publishers,
Publisher Address: Toronto, Ontario : Stuttgart :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Written by Meredith Chilton with contributions from Chef Markus Bestig "The King's Peas" examines how food and dining were transformed in Europe during the age of the Enlightenment. What many of us now eat, the way food is cooked and how we dine were the result of radical changes that occurred in France from 1650 until the French Revolution in 1789. Over thirty recipes of the period from France and England presented in this publication offer readers a taste of the past. Amusing stories and snippets of history outline the cultural milieu of the time, all richly illustrated to stimulate the i
Item Description: Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Savour: Food Culture in the Age of Enlightenment" taking place at the Gardiner Museum from October 20, 2019 to January 20, 2020 and at the Wadsworth Atheneum from March 7, 2020 to May 31, 2020.
Carrier Form: 143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-142).
ISBN: 9783897905603
3897905604
Index Number: GT2853
CLC: K895.025-09
Call Number: K895.025-09/C538