Samples conceptions and perceptions of cooks and cooking, from Plato and Descartes to Marx and Virginia Woolf, asking why cooks, despite their vital and central role in sustaining life, have remained in the shadows, unheralded, unregarded, and underappreciated. This title provides a spirited defense of a cook-centered view of the world.
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A History of Cooks and Cooking Summary
A History of Cooks and Cooking by Michael Symons
This book explores the civilizing role that cooks and cooking have played in world history from Plato to Marx, from carnivores to vegetarians.
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