Strauss, David,  1937- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421428116 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Gourmet.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cooking, American--History--20th century.<br/>Food--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Food habits--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Gourmets--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Dinners and dining--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social life and customs--1945-1970.<br/>United States--Social life and customs--1918-1945.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT2853.U5  / S77 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>394.1/20973