A History of Cooks and Cooking - The Food Series - Michael Symons - Books - University of Illinois Press - 9780252025808 - April 17, 2000
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A History of Cooks and Cooking - The Food Series


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Fueled by James Boswell's definition of humans as cooking animals (for "no beast can cook"), the author sets out to explore the civilizing role of cooks in history. He provides a spirited and diverting defense of a cook-centered view of the world.


400 pages, 52 line drawings

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 17, 2000
ISBN13 9780252025808
Publishers University of Illinois Press
Pages 400
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 30 mm   ·   734 g

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