The Expert Cook in Enlightenment France
Download or Read eBook The Expert Cook in Enlightenment France PDF written by Sean Takats and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Sean Takats |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2011-12-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781421402833 |
ISBN-13 | : 1421402831 |
Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Expert Cook in Enlightenment France by : Sean Takats
Book excerpt: Sean Takats describes how 18th-century French cooks transformed themselves from domestic servants into professionals with artistic skills like other artists and health skills like doctors. They combined mechanical expertise with new theoretical perspectives on food and taste, he says, to create the modern French cooking that quickly became renowned throughout the world. He discusses defining the cook, corrupting spaces, pots and pans, theorizing the kitchen, and the servant of medicine.