The Gastronomica Reader

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The Gastronomica Reader by Darra Goldstein ,. Amela Marin Goodreads Author Contributor. The Journal of Food and Culture is a quarterly feast of truly exceptional writing on food. In words and images, it takes us around the globe, through time, and into a dazzling array of cultures, investigating topics from early hominid cooking to Third Reich caterers to the Shiite clergy under Ayatollah Khomeini who deemed Iranian caviar fit for consumption under Islamic law.

Informed throughout by a keen sense of the pleasures of eating, tasting, and sharing food, The Gastronomica Reader will inspire readers to think seriously, widely, and deeply about what goes onto their plates. Hardcover , pages. Published February 21st by University of California Press first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

To ask other readers questions about The Gastronomica Reader , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about The Gastronomica Reader. Lists with This Book. Mar 11, Amy rated it really liked it. I love reading in bed and I love eating in bed. So I thought reading in bed about eating would be heavenly. This book is very heavy and large. But I am grateful that our public library has purchased such a handsome volume.

I read it at the breakfast table. Aug 07, P. Had to return this to the ILL dept so I didn't finish the last section, and skipped some essays that started to drag, but there's a couple of really outstanding, strong pieces near the beginning and end - thinking in particular of, well, everything in The Family Table section - Delicacy by Paul Russell, The Unbearable Lightness of Wartime Cuisine by a.

A Recipe for Gumbo and Mouring by James Nolan, and there were some truly horrifying illustrations in the piece about D Had to return this to the ILL dept so I didn't finish the last section, and skipped some essays that started to drag, but there's a couple of really outstanding, strong pieces near the beginning and end - thinking in particular of, well, everything in The Family Table section - Delicacy by Paul Russell, The Unbearable Lightness of Wartime Cuisine by a.

A Recipe for Gumbo and Mouring by James Nolan, and there were some truly horrifying illustrations in the piece about Dieting in the culture of American Evangelical Christianity. The interview with Clarence Jones, a 92 year old rice farmer and former sharecropper, was really good. About half were very stilted in their writing, especially the pieces about works of art, and perhaps I shouldn't have read the introduction from the editor because they really set expectations high.

Just as in food, people like what they like. Apr 12, Daisy rated it liked it Shelves: While I know I won't read every essay in this collection, it has something for everyone.

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I'd never heard of Gastronomica before. I need to look up if it still exits and if I should subscribe to it. I especially liked pieces in "the family table" not capitalized section: Marin, One Year and a Day: What a good way t While I know I won't read every essay in this collection, it has something for everyone. What a good way to be introduced to more writers. I'd gladly read more by these.

Dec 29, Catherine rated it really liked it Shelves: I skimmed a few, but most were informative, well written, and fun to read. May 20, Leslie Fields is currently reading it. A wonderful collection of quirky, always well-written essays, many with depth not always found with food writing about all aspects of food production, preparation, consumption, etc. Good fare for night reading except it makes me hungry before bed. Jeffrey rated it it was amazing Jun 15, Kate Marshall rated it it was amazing Aug 12, Crystal rated it liked it May 11, Eric Dowdle rated it really liked it Oct 31, Mightyko Jackson rated it really liked it Jun 21,