Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes)

Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes) - Hardcover

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Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes) - Hardcover

Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes) - Hardcover

by Drew Smith
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Book Overview

From an editor of the #1 bestselling The Good Food Guide, award-winning writer Drew Smith's Oyster: A Gastronomic History offers readers 50 delicious recipes plus a global view of the oyster, tracing its role in cooking, art, literature, and politics from the dawn of time to the present day.

Oysters have inspired chefs, painters, and writers alike, have sustained communities financially and ecologically, and have loomed large in legend and history.

Using the oyster as the central theme, Smith has organized the book around time periods and geographical locations, looking at the oyster's influence through colorful anecdotes, eye-opening scientific facts, and a wide array of visuals.

The book also includes 50 recipes--traditional country dishes and contemporary examples from some of the best restaurants in the world.

"A brilliant crusade for the oyster that shows how food has shaped our history, art, literature, lawmaking, culture, and, of course, lovemaking and cuisine." --Renowned French chef Raymond Blanc

"Drew Smith's Oyster satisfies on so many levels. It is rich in history, lore, recipes, fascinating images--in short, a delicious book from start to finish." --Sandy Ingber, Grand Central Oyster Bar

Includes color and black-and-white illustrations
ISBN9781419719226
Author Drew Smith
PublisherHarry N. Abrams
GenreHistory and Food & cooking
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2015
LanguageENG- English
Pages256
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes)

Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes) - Hardcover

Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes) - Hardcover

By Drew Smith

About Drew Smith

Drew Smith is former editor of "The Good Food Guide," which was a number-one bestseller for 10 years. He has been a restaurant writer for the Guardian newspaper and has won the Glenfiddich award, which recognizes outstanding food and drink writing, three times.

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