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Title: Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York

Synopsis
William Grimes is not only a witty and insightful restaurant critic (four years at the New York Times) but a wonderful storyteller. In APPETITE CITY, he treats us to a thorough history of eating in New York: the glory days of oyster bars and beer gardens, the over-the-top culinary opulence of the Gilded Age, the rise of the Automat, the sophisticated eats at the 1939 World's Fair, the bohemian era in Greenwich Village--and right up to the sophisticated, organic, California-influenced food the city features today. The book is an eloquent love letter to New York, its diverse hordes of people, and the staggering variety of food that has fueled it for the last two centuries.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        368 Pages
Weight:        1.8 Pounds
Height:         9.5 Inches
Width:          7.5 Inches
Thickness:    1.3 Inches



Publisher Notes
A history of New York's restaurant scene traces its progression from chophouses and oyster saloons to a mecca of sophisticated establishments, exploring the ways in which gender and class play a role in how people eat and how restaurants reflect larger political and social forces. 40,000 first printing.



Industry Reviews
"[A] vivid and vastly entertaining history....[which] chronicle[s]...New York's transformation from a Dutch village at the edge of the wilderness to what [Grimes] sees as the most diverse restaurant city in the world."
(11/01/2009)
"[E]ating out is of the essence of New York and here is its adventurous tale complete with a bestiary of cooks and proprietors: the salesmen, showmen, artists, and despots....[Grimes] has larded the work with amusing quotations from contemporary accounts of the city's eateries, high and low, and with excellent photographs of restaurants, their patrons and staff, as well as with reproductions of past bills of fare."
(11/01/2009)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York and it was written by William Grimes. This edition of Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is October 2009 and it has a suggested retail price of $30. There are 368 pages in the book and it was published by North Point Pr. The 10 digit ISBN is 0865476926 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780865476929. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.