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""Delicate Feasting"" is a book written by Theodore Child that explores the art of dining and entertaining in the late 19th century. The book provides a comprehensive guide to hosting elegant and refined dinner parties that were popular among the upper classes of society during... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Delicate Feasting by Theodore Child is a book that explores the art of dining and entertaining in the late 19th century. The author provides a detailed account of the customs and etiquette surrounding dining during this time period, including the proper way to set a table, the... Read Full Overview

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The essays in Theodore Child's 1890 work "Delicate Feasting" is an early example of "gastronomic criticism." Coming at a time when the art of dining was receiving new attention in America, Child's work, "a sort of higher hand-book of the kitchen and dining room," suggests ways... Read Full Overview