As Long As We Both Shall Eat - A History of Wedding Food and Feasts

Who doesn't love a good wedding? And the food! This book reveals the story behind everything from bridal showers to bachelor parties, from engagements to honeymoons; the author provides a tour through the food customs that bring wedding celebrations to life.

List of contents

Introduction to the Menu
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Wedding Feasts
Chapter 2: Famous and Infamous Feasts
Chapter 3: The Last Hooray
Chapter 4: Showers of Food, Showers of Gifts
Chapter 5: Table Manners Matter
Chapter 6: Chicken or Beef? Religion and Wedding Food
Chapter 7: Jumping the Broom
Chapter 8: What Are You? Regional Cuisine
Chapter 9: Dating and Dining
Chapter 10: Champagne Anyone? The Toast
Chapter 11: Let Them Have Wedding Cake
Chapter 12: Do Me a Favor and Get me Some Rice
Chapter 13: Honeymoons and Food
Chapter 14: The Business of Love
Chapter 15: What's Cooking Now?
Conclusion: You May Kiss the Cook

About the author

By Claire Stewart

Summary

Who doesn’t love a good wedding? And the food! This book reveals the story behind everything from bridal showers to bachelor parties, from engagements to honeymoons; the author provides a tour through the food customs that bring wedding celebrations to life.

Product details

• Authors: Claire Stewart, Stewart Claire
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781442257139
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5713-9
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy; Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Theme cookery books; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, COOKING / Entertaining, Food & society, Cooking for parties and special occasions, Cooking for parties, Cultural studies: food and society