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Author:

Dickie, John, 1963-

Title:

Delizia! : the epic history of the Italians and their food / John Dickie.

Edition:

1st Free Press hardcover ed.

Publisher:

Free Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

x, 367 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Gastronomy--Italy--History.
Food habits--Italy--History.
Cooking, Italian--History.
Italy--Social life and customs

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-353) and index.

Contents:

Tuscany : don't tell the peasants -- Palermo, 1154 : pasta and the planisphere -- Milan, 1288 : power, providence, and parsnips -- Venice, 1300s : Chinese whispers -- Rome, 1468 : respectable pleasure -- Ferrara, 1529 : a dynasty at table -- Rome, 1549-50 : bread and water for their Eminences -- Bologna, 1600s : the game of cockaigne -- Naples, late 1700s : maccheroni-eaters -- Turin, 1846 : Viva l'Italia! -- Naples, 1884 : Pinocchio hates pizza -- Florence, 1891 : pellegrino Artusi -- Genoa, 1884-1918 : emigrants and prisoners -- Rome, 1925-38 : Mussolini's rustic village -- Turin, 1931 : the Holy Palate tavern -- Milan, 1936 : housewives and epicures -- Rome, 1954 : miracle food -- Bologna, 1974 : mamma's tortellini -- Genoa, 2001-2006 : faulty basil -- Turin, 2006 : peasants to the rescue!

ISBN:

9780743277990
0743277996

OCLC:

(OCoLC)123232322

LCCN:

2007015302

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)