Kitchen Secrets: The Meaning of Cooking in Everyday Life

Kitchen Secrets: The Meaning of Cooking in Everyday Life
ISBN-10
1845202767
ISBN-13
9781845202767
Series
Kitchen Secrets
Category
Social Science
Pages
168
Language
English
Published
2006-08-07
Publisher
Berg
Author
Frances Short

Description

This book explores the thoughts, values and opinions of home cooks, their practices and experiences, and the skills and knowledge they use to prepare and provide food. It provides new and challenging ways of thinking about cooking, examining and often contesting commonly-held beliefs and theories about the role of practical cookery lessons, dinner parties as showcases for culinary flair and the negative effect of convenience foods on home cooking and kitchen skills.

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