Culinary Man and the Kitchen Brigade - Normative Subjectivity in Western Fine Dining Traditions

offers an exploration of the field of normative subjectivity circulated within western fine dining traditions, presenting a theoretical analysis of the governing relationship between the chef, who embodies the Culinary Man, and the fine dining brigade.

List of contents

Introduction: Mapping Culinary Man 1. The Dishwasher: Steppingstones and Terminal Points 2. Everything in Place: The Prep Cook's Organizational Discipline 3. Line Cooks: The Phenomenology of Culinary Soldiers 4. The Chef: From Culinary Man1 to Culinary Man2 5. Challenging Hegemony? Culinary Man 3 and Vibration Cooking Conclusion: Beyond Culinary Man

About the author

Jordan Fallon is an instructor at Virginia Western Community College and co-founder of Ursula's Café in Roanoke, Virginia.

Summary

Culinary Man and the Kitchen Brigade offers an exploration of the field of normative subjectivity circulated within western fine dining traditions, presenting a theoretical analysis of the governing relationship between the chef, who embodies the Culinary Man, and the fine dining brigade.

Product details

• Authors: Jordan Fallon
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032849225
• ISBN: 978-1-03-284922-5
• No. of pages: 222
• Weight: 476 g
• Series: Routledge Food Studies
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