The Expert Cook in Enlightenment France

by Sean Takats

In the eighteenth-century French household, the servant cook held a special place of importance, providing daily meals and managing the kitchen and its finances. In this scrupulously researched and witty history, Sean Takats examines the lives of these cooks as they sought to improve their position in society and reinvent themselves as expert, skilled professionals.

Much has been written about the cuisine of the period, but Takats takes readers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421402831
• ISBN13: 9781421402833
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"