{"product_id":"national-dish-around-the-world-in-search-of-food-history-and-the-meaning-of-home-paperback","title":"National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnya Von Bremzen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and BBC's The Food Programme \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Anya von Bremzen, already a legend of food writing and a storytelling inspiration to me, has done her best work yet. \u003ci\u003eNational Dish\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for all those who believe in building longer tables where food is what bring us all together.\" --Jos? Andr?s \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you've ever contemplated the origins and iconography of classic foods, then \u003ci\u003eNational Dish\u003c\/i\u003e is the sensory-driven, historical deep dive for you . . . [an] evocative, gorgeously layered exercise in place-making and cultural exploration, nuanced and rich as any of the dishes captured within.\" --\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this engrossing and timely journey to the crossroads of food and identity, award-winning writer Anya von Bremzen explores six of the world's most fascinating and iconic culinary cultures--France, Italy, Japan, Spain, Mexico, and Turkey--brilliantly weaving cuisine, history, and politics into a work of scintillating connoisseurship and charm \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe all have an idea in our heads about what French food is--or Italian, or Japanese, or Mexican, or . . . But where did those ideas come from? Who decides what makes a national food canon? Anya von Bremzen has won three James Beard Awards and written several definitive cookbooks, as well as her internationally acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eMastering the Art of Soviet Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eNational Dish\u003c\/i\u003e, she investigates the truth behind the eternal clich?--\"we are what we eat\"--traveling to six storied food capitals, going high and low, from world-famous chefs to culinary scholars to strangers in bars, in search of how cuisine became connected to place and identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA unique and magical cook's tour of the world, \u003ci\u003eNational Dish \u003c\/i\u003ebrings us to a deep appreciation of how the country makes the food, and the food the country.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnya von Bremzen\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most accomplished food writers of her generation: the winner of three James Beard awards; a contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eAFAR \u003c\/i\u003emagazine; and the author of six acclaimed cookbooks, among them \u003ci\u003eThe New Spanish Table\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Dishes: Around the World in 80 Recipes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlease to the Table: The Russian Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e (coauthored with John Welchman). Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eMastering the Art of Soviet Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, has been translated into nineteen languages. Anya has been a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eTravel+Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for \u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Her work has been anthologized in several editions of \u003ci\u003eBest Food Writing\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. A former concert pianist, Anya is fluent in four languages and when not on the road divides her time between New York and Istanbul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.94 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984400646445,"sku":"9780735223172","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/KIK6ElySpk9780735223172.webp?v=1776092956","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/national-dish-around-the-world-in-search-of-food-history-and-the-meaning-of-home-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}