The United States Of Arugula: How We Became A Gourmet Nation
by David Kamp /
2006 / English / EPUB
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One day we woke up and realized that our “macaroni” had become
“pasta,” that our Wonder Bread had been replaced by organic whole
wheat, that sushi was fast food, and that our tomatoes were
heirlooms. How did all this happen, and who made it happen?
One day we woke up and realized that our “macaroni” had become
“pasta,” that our Wonder Bread had been replaced by organic whole
wheat, that sushi was fast food, and that our tomatoes were
heirlooms. How did all this happen, and who made it happen?The
United States of Arugula
The
United States of Arugula is the rollicking, revealing chronicle
of how gourmet eating in America went from obscure to pervasive,
thanks to the contributions of some outsized, opinionated
iconoclasts who couldn’t abide the status quo.
is the rollicking, revealing chronicle
of how gourmet eating in America went from obscure to pervasive,
thanks to the contributions of some outsized, opinionated
iconoclasts who couldn’t abide the status quo.Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair writer David Kamp chronicles this amazing
transformation, from the overcooked vegetables and scary gelatin
salads of yore to our current heyday of free-range chickens,
extra-virgin olive oil,
writer David Kamp chronicles this amazing
transformation, from the overcooked vegetables and scary gelatin
salads of yore to our current heyday of free-range chickens,
extra-virgin olive oil,Iron Chef
Iron Chef, Whole Foods, Starbucks,
and that breed of human known as the “foodie.” In deft fashion,
Kamp conjures up vivid images of the “Big Three,” the lodestars who
led us out of this culinary wilderness: James Beard, the hulking,
bald, flamboyant Oregonian who made the case for American cookery;
Julia Child, the towering, warbling giantess who demystified French
cuisine for Americans; and Craig Claiborne, the melancholy,
sexually confused Mississippian who all but invented food
journalism at the
, Whole Foods, Starbucks,
and that breed of human known as the “foodie.” In deft fashion,
Kamp conjures up vivid images of the “Big Three,” the lodestars who
led us out of this culinary wilderness: James Beard, the hulking,
bald, flamboyant Oregonian who made the case for American cookery;
Julia Child, the towering, warbling giantess who demystified French
cuisine for Americans; and Craig Claiborne, the melancholy,
sexually confused Mississippian who all but invented food
journalism at theNew York Times
New York Times. The story continues onward
with candid, provocative commentary from the food figures who
prospered in the Big Three’s wake: Alice Waters and Jeremiah Tower
of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse, Wolfgang Puck and his L.A. acolytes,
the visionary chefs we know by one name (Emeril, Daniel, Mario,
Jean-Georges), the “Williams” in Williams-Sonoma, the “Niman” in
Niman Ranch, both Dean
. The story continues onward
with candid, provocative commentary from the food figures who
prospered in the Big Three’s wake: Alice Waters and Jeremiah Tower
of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse, Wolfgang Puck and his L.A. acolytes,
the visionary chefs we know by one name (Emeril, Daniel, Mario,
Jean-Georges), the “Williams” in Williams-Sonoma, the “Niman” in
Niman Ranch, both Deanand
and DeLuca, and many others.
DeLuca, and many others.
A rich, frequently uproarious stew of culinary innovation, flavor
revelations, balsamic pretensions, taste-making luminaries, food
politics, and kitchen confidences,
A rich, frequently uproarious stew of culinary innovation, flavor
revelations, balsamic pretensions, taste-making luminaries, food
politics, and kitchen confidences,The United States of
Arugula
The United States of
Arugula is the remarkable history of
is the remarkable history ofthe
the cultural
success story of our era.
cultural
success story of our era.