The Man Who Ate Too Much - The Life of James Beard

After the Second World War, a newly affluent United States reached for its own gourmet culture, one at ease with the French international style of Escoffier, but also distinctly American. Enter James Beard, authority on cooking and eating, his larger-than-life presence and collection of whimsical bow ties were synonymous with the nation's food for decades, even after his death in 1985.

In the first biography of Beard in twenty-five years, acclaimed writer John Birdsall argues that Beard's struggles as a closeted gay man directly influenced his creation of an American cuisine. Starting in the 1920s, Beard escaped loneliness and banishment by travelling abroad to places where people ate for pleasure, not utility, and found acceptance at home by crafting an American ethos of food likewise built on passion and delight. Informed by never-before-tapped correspondence and lush with details of a golden age of home cooking, The Man Who Ate Too Much is a commanding portrait of a towering figure who still represents the best in food.

Info autore

John Birdsall is the author of The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard and the recipient of two James Beard Awards for food and culture writing. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Riassunto

The definitive biography of America’s best-known and least understood food personality, and the modern culinary landscape he shaped.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Birdsall, Birdsall John
• Editore: W. W. Norton & Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.11.2020
• EAN: 9780393635713
• ISBN: 978-0-393-63571-3
• Pagine: 464
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 239 mm x 37 mm
• Peso: 805 g
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere > Libri di cucina generici, tecniche e ricette di base; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Kochen, Essen und Trinken, COOKING / General, Biography: general, Biography / Autobiography, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Culinary, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBT, COOKING / Holiday, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Holidays & seasonal interest, Cookery / food & drink etc, General cookery & recipes, Gay & Lesbian studies, General cookery and recipes, Holidays and celebrations, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBTQ+, Cookery / food and drink / food writing, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics