Kitchen Literacy by Ann Vileisis

Kitchen Literacy by Ann Vileisis

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Summary

Covering eighteenth-century garden to supermarket aisles, this book chronicles changes in how American cooks have considered their foods. It shows that greater understanding can lead consumers to healthier and more sustainable choices.

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Kitchen Literacy by Ann Vileisis

Covering eighteenth-century garden to supermarket aisles, this book chronicles changes in how American cooks have considered their foods. It shows that greater understanding can lead consumers to healthier and more sustainable choices.
Ann Vileisis is a writer and historian. She is the author of Discovering the Unknown Landscape: A History of America's Wetlands (Island Press, 1997), which won prestigious awards from the American Historical Association and the American Society for Environmental History. An avid gardener and cook, she lives on the Oregon coast.
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ISBN 13 9781597261449
ISBN 10 1597261440
Title Kitchen Literacy
Author Ann Vileisis
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Island Press
Year published 2007-10-24
Number of pages 352
Prizes Commended for Connecticut Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2008
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.