Metamorphosis of Greek Cuisine - An Ethnography of Deli Foods, Restaurant Smells and Foodways of Crisis

This book is an ethnography of the metamorphosis of rural foods and traditional dishes and of the making of cuisine and identity in contemporary Athens.

List of contents

Preface
PART I: CUISINE IN ATHENS
1. An anthropologist’s journey in a city of ashes
2. The smell of the Greek rural
PART II: CUISINE IN DELIS
3. Delis of distinction
4. Inside Hara’s kitchen
5. The case of the Greek Olive Oil
PART III: CUISINE IN RESTAURANTS
6. A fine-dining cuisine of need
7. The taste of the Greek past
8. Tales from Athenian Restaurant kitchens
PART IV: THE METAMORPHOSIS OF GREEK CUISINE
9. Epilogue: Rural Remedy
Bibliography

About the author

Nafsika Papacharalampous is a food anthropologist and chef. For the last decade she has been researching Greek cuisine, traditional foods, restaurants and markets, focusing on identity, memory, the senses and cultural heritage. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the SOAS Food Studies Centre. Nafsika is also a chef and consultant for artisan food companies, restaurants, museums and food organisations, and the curator of culinary experiences around Greek food. She holds an MA and a PhD in the Anthropology of Food from SOAS, University of London, and an MBA from the Athens University of Economics and Business.

Summary

This book is an ethnography of the metamorphosis of rural foods and traditional dishes and of the making of cuisine and identity in contemporary Athens.

Product details

• Authors: Nafsika Papacharalampous
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032341828
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234182-8
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Anthropology of Food
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, Europe, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Food & society, Social and cultural anthropology, Medical Sociology, Cultural studies: food and society, identity;cuisine;anthropology;food studies;greek