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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat

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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and EatAward winning food writer Bee Wilson's secret history of kitchens, showing how new technologies from the fork to the microwave and beyond have fundamentally shaped how and what we eat. Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something delicious or at least edible. But these tools have also transformed how we consume, and how we think about, our food. In Consider the Fork, award winning

Award-winning food writer Bee Wilson's secret history of kitchens, showing how new technologies - from the fork to the microwave and beyond - have fundamentally shaped how and what we eat.

Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something delicious -- or at least edible. But these tools have also transformed how we consume, and how we think about, our food. In Consider the Fork, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson takes readers on a wonderful and witty tour of the evolution of cooking around the world, revealing the hidden history of objects we often take for granted. Technology in the kitchen does not just mean the Pacojets and sous-vide machines of the modern kitchen, but also the humbler tools of everyday cooking and eating: a wooden spoon and a skillet, chopsticks and forks. Blending history, science, and personal anecdotes, Wilson reveals how our culinary tools and tricks came to be and how their influence has shaped food culture today. The story of how we have tamed fire and ice and wielded whisks, spoons, and graters, all for the sake of putting food in our mouths, Consider the Fork is truly a book to savor.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 10/08/2013
ISBN: 9780465056972
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.93d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 12/01/2013 pg. 32
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