Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners
Visser, Margaret
ISBN 10: 0802111165 ISBN 13: 9780802111166
Published by Grove Pr, 1991
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Discusses the social aspects of dining, including seating, portions, utensils, table manners, and customs
About the Author: Margaret Visser is a writer and broadcast with a particular interest in the mythology of everyday life. Her books include The Gift of Thanks, Much Depends on Dinner, The Rituals of Dinner, The Way We Are, and The Geometry of Love. Many of these have been bestsellers and have won major international awards, including the Glenfiddich Award for Foodbook of the Year in Britain in 1989, the International Association of Culinary Professionals' Literary Food Writing Award, and the Jane Grigson Award. Her Massey Lectures on CBC radio were later published as the bestselling book Beyond Fate. Visser's books have been translated into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. She frequently appears on radio and television, and has lectured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Australia.
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Title: Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, ...
Publisher: Grove Pr
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good