Sweet invention : a history of dessert / Michael Krondl.
Sweet invention : a history of dessert / Michael Krondl.
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Publisher
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2011.
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N641.86/30
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Language
English
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Physical content
418 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Sacred fudge : India -- A thousand and one sweet layers : Middle East -- Sugar and spice : Italy -- Let them eat cake : France -- Schlag and Strauss : Vienna -- A democracy of sweetness : United States -- Finale : cupcakes and macarons.
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Publisher
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
c2011.
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Summary
"A social, cultural, and-above all-culinary history of dessert, Sweet Invention explores the world's great dessert traditions, from ancient India to 21st-century Indiana. Each chapter begins with author Michael Krondl tasting and analyzing an icon of dessert, such as baklava from the Middle East or macarons from France, and then combines extensive...
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Sweet invention : a history of dessert / Michael Krondl.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2011.
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N641.86/30
Record Identifier
74Vv3eQ6q5vO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv3eQ6q5vO
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ISBN
1556529546 (hardback)
9781556529542 (hardback)
DDC
641.86
MMS ID
991009889179702626
