The Picnic: A History

by Walter Levy

Book Overview

This first culinary history of picnics reveals rustic outdoor dining in its more familiar and unusual forms, the history of the word itself, the cultural context of picnics and who arranged them, and, most important, the gastronomic appeal. Drawing on various media and literature, painting, music, and even sculpture, Walter Levy provides an engaging and enlightening history of the picnic.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075912180X
• ISBN13: 9780759121805
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 5.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"