Garden Variety by John Hoenig

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John Hoenig explores the path by which the tomato went from a rare seasonal crop to America’s favorite vegetable. Garden Variety illuminates American culinary culture from 1800 to the present, challenging a simple story of mass-produced homogeneity and demonstrating the persistence of diverse food cultures throughout modern America.

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Garden Variety by John Hoenig

John Hoenig explores the path by which the tomato went from a rare seasonal crop to America's favorite vegetable. Garden Variety illuminates American culinary culture from 1800 to the present, challenging a simple story of mass-produced homogeneity and demonstrating the persistence of diverse food cultures throughout modern America.
A well-written book that demonstrates that the story of industrial food may not be nearly as linear or as top-down as we have thought-- James McWilliams, Texas State University
John Hoenig is lecturer in history at Pennsylvania State University.
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ISBN 13 9780231179089
ISBN 10 0231179081
Title Garden Variety
Author John Hoenig
Series Arts And Traditions Of The Table: Perspectives On Culinary History
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Columbia University Press
Year published 2017-11-21
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.