Edition |
First edition. |
Physical Description |
xxvi, 259 pages ; 24 cm |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Mother tongue: Chao Yang Buwei -- The blind cook: Elena Zelayeta -- Interlude: Julia Child, American woman -- I was a good fighter: Sister Madeleine Kamman -- As words come to a child: Marcella Hazan -- Her own quiet rebellion: Julie Sahni -- A place for the Stateless: Najmieh Batmanglij -- The taste of papaya: Norma Shirley. |
Summary |
"America's modern culinary history told through the lives of seven pathbreaking chefs and food writers. Who's really behind America's appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography from an eclectric new voice in food writing honors seven extraordinary women, all immigrants, who left an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today."-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Women cooks -- United States -- Biography.
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Women immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
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Chao, Buwei Yang, 1889-1981.
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Zelayeta, Elena.
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Kamman, Madeleine.
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Hazan, Marcella.
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Sahni, Julie.
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Batmanglij, Najmieh, 1947-
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Shirley, Norma,
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Alternate Title |
Tastemakers |
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