In this masterful and charming book, food historian Barbara Ketcham Wheaton takes the reader on a cultural and gastronomical tour of France, from its medieval age to the pre-Revolutionary era. Using a delightful combination of personal correspondence, historical anecdotes, and journal entries, Wheaton effortlessly brings to life the history of the French kitchen and table.
- ISBN10 0812278658
- ISBN13 9780812278651
- Publish Date 29 April 1983 (first published 1 January 1900)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 January 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 448
- Language English