Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People

Cuisine and Culture presents a multicultural and multiethnic approach that draws connections between major historical events and how and why these events affected and defined the culinary traditions of different societies. Witty and engaging, Civitelloshows how history has shaped our diet--and howfood has affected history.Prehistoric societies are explored all the way topresent day issues such as genetically modified foods and the rise of celebritychefs. Civitello's humorous tone and deep knowledgeare the perfect antidote to the usual scholarly and academic treatment of this universally important subject.