Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York
- ISBN-10
- 0865476926
- ISBN-13
- 9780865476929
- Category
- Cooking
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-10-13
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- William Grimes
Description
A history of New York's restaurant scene traces its progression from chophouses and oyster saloons to a mecca of sophisticated establishments, exploring the ways in which gender and class play a role in how people eat and how restaurants reflect larger political and social forces. 40,000 first printing.
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