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Fashionable Food: Seven Decades of Food Fads
✍️ Lovegren, Sylvia
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📝 Description: Fashionable Food: Seven Decades of Food Fads
Organized by decade, spanning the 1920s to the 1990s, this first complete history of "gourmet" food in America offers an irreverent approach to every food fad of the 20th century--from Crepe Suzettes to blue corn chips. Recipes, menus and illustrations for these "creations" can be found throughout. 40 photos.
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This title appeals strongly to historians and sociologists of food but may frustrate practical cooks seeking reliable, tested recipes. The description notes that it focuses on 'food fads' and their historical context rather than providing a robust collection of usable culinary instructions for modern kitchens. Readers looking for straightforward cooking guidance might find the content too academic or niche. However, for those interested in the cultural narrative behind American gourmet history, the decade-by-decade structure provides valuable insight into shifting tastes.
