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Strauss, David, 1937-

Setting the Table for Julia Child Gourmet Dining in America, 1934-1961 / David Strauss. - 1 online resource (xi, 324 p., [8] of plates) : ill. (some col.) ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food fights in twentieth-century America : the good life versus the healthy life -- Building a foundation for gourmet dining in America -- Origins, rituals, and menus of gourmet dining societies, 1934-1961 -- Selectivity and publicity in the gourmet dining movement -- Beating the Nazis with truffles and tripe : the early years of "Gourmet : the magazine of good living" -- Gourmet's gastronomic tours : Samuel Chamberlain and his bouquets -- From readers to cooks? : the impact of Gourmet/gourmet recipes -- Julia and Simca : a Franco-American culinary alliance.

Open Access

ISBN: 9781421428116

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Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Gourmet.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cooking, American--History--20th century.
Food--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Food habits--History--United States--20th century.
Gourmets--History--United States--20th century.
Dinners and dining--History--United States--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social life and customs--1945-1970.
United States--Social life and customs--1918-1945.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GT2853.U5 / S77 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 394.1/20973