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Kitchen Secrets: The Meaning of Cooking in Everyday Life
✍️ Short, Frances
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📝 Description: Kitchen Secrets: The Meaning of Cooking in Everyday Life
What's really going on in the kitchen? Whilst cookery programmes are broadcast at peak viewing times and chefs regularly claim celebrity status, food writers announce the death of cooking. Parents, experts, campaigners and policymakers grow increasingly concerned about the proliferation of pre-prepared foods and a growing trend for eating alone and on the run. Kitchen Secrets explores the thoughts, values and opinions of home cooks, their practices and experiences, and the skills and knowledge they use to prepare and provide food. It offers new and challenging ways of thinking about cooking, examining and often contesting commonly-held beliefs and theories about the role of practical cookery lessons, dinner parties as showcases for culinary flair and the de-skilling effect of convenience foods. Kitchen Secrets lifts the lid on the modern range to see what's cooking.
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This title targets intellectuals and sociologists rather than practical cooks seeking immediate culinary guidance. It is not suitable for readers looking for straightforward recipes or quick meal solutions, as it focuses entirely on theory and cultural analysis. While engaging for those who enjoy deconstructing food culture, it may disappoint those expecting tangible kitchen advice. It is a dense read that demands attention to abstract concepts about cooking's role in society.
