Gastronomy History

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    • Written by: Tom Standage
    • Narrated by: George K. Wilson
    • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 2009-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion....

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    • Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
    • Written by: Stephane Henaut, Jeni Mitchell
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 2019-05-28
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • A witty exploration of the facts and legends surrounding some of the most popular French foods and wines by a French cheesemonger and an American academic, A Bite-Sized History of France tells the compelling and often surprising story of France from the Roman era to modern times....

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    • Written by: Ian Tattersall, Rob DeSalle
    • Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
    • Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 2015-11-10
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • An excellent bottle of wine can be the spark that inspires a brainstorming session. Such was the case for Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle....

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    • Tap into the Art and Science of Brewing
    • Written by: Charles Bamforth
    • Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
    • Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 2017-07-20
    • Language: English
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    • Beer offers an amusing and informative account of the art and science of brewing, examining the history of brewing, and how the brewing process has evolved through the ages....

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    • The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
    • Written by: Mark Pendergrast
    • Narrated by: Matthew Boston
    • Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 2018-08-14
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade....

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    • A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States
    • Written by: Andrew Coe
    • Narrated by: Eric Martin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 2018-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Andrew Coe's Chop Suey is a fascinating tour of America's centuries-long appetite for Chinese food. Always illuminating, often exploding long-held culinary myths, this book opens a new window into defining what is American cuisine....

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    • From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
    • Written by: David Wondrich
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 2017-08-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks and the ultimate mixologist's guide....

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    • Rediscovered and Re-created
    • Written by: Patrick E. McGovern, Sam Calagione
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 2017-06-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Patrick E. McGovern takes us on a journey through time to the dawn of brewing, when our ancestors might well have made a paleo brew of wild fruits, honey, cereals, and botanicals....

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    • Written by: Paul Freedman
    • Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
    • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 2016-09-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • From Delmonico's to Sylvia's to Chez Panisse, a daring and original history of dining out in America as told through 10 legendary restaurants....

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    • A History
    • Written by: William Alexander
    • Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
    • Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 2022-06-07
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • New York Times best-selling author William Alexander takes listeners on the surprisingly twisty journey of the beloved tomato in this fascinating and erudite microhistory....

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    • Advice, Wisdom, and History with a Grain of Saltiness
    • Written by: Caitlin PenzeyMoog
    • Narrated by: Tanya Eby
    • Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 2020-08-11
    • Language: English
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    • You'll learn where spices come from: historically, geographically, botanically, and in the modern market. You'll hear snapshots of life in a spice shop, how the flavors and stories can infuse not just meals but life and relationships. And you'll get straightforward advice....

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    • Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food
    • Written by: Lenore Newman
    • Narrated by: Tanya Eby
    • Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 2019-10-08
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • In Lost Feast, food expert Lenore Newman sets out to look at the history of the foods we have loved to death and what that means for the culinary paths we choose for the future....

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    • A World History
    • Written by: Mark Kurlansky
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 2021-12-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 76 ratings
    • The author of Cod and The Basque History of the World takes an extraordinary look at an ordinary substance — salt, the only rock humans eat — and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning....

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    • The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice
    • Written by: Michael Krondl
    • Narrated by: Todd McLaren
    • Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 2007-11-05
    • Language: English
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    • In this engaging, anecdotal history of food, world conquest, and desire, a chef-turned-journalist tells the story of three legendary cities that transformed the globe in the quest for spice....

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    • Goose Island, Anheuser-Busch, and How Craft Beer Became Big Business
    • Written by: Josh Noel
    • Narrated by: Charles Constant
    • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 2018-07-03
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Goose Island opened as a family-owned Chicago brewpub in the late 1980s. John Hall and his son Greg brought European flavors to America. Then, on March 28, 2011, the Halls sold the brewery to Anheuser-Busch InBev, which forced the industry to reckon with craft beer's mainstream appeal....

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    • African Americans and the United States of Barbecue
    • Written by: Adrian Miller
    • Narrated by: JD Jackson
    • Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 2021-08-31
    • Language: English
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    • Across America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery have gone through the roof. Prepared in one regional style or another, in the South and beyond, barbecue is one of ….

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    • A Natural History of Four Meals
    • Written by: Michael Pollan
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 2006-01-01
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 217 ratings
    • "What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat....

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    • Policy-Making at the Dinner Table
    • Written by: Cita Stelzer
    • Narrated by: Davina Porter
    • Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 2014-08-01
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Stelzer draws on previously untapped material and a wide variety of other sources to tell of some of the key dinners at which Churchill presided before, during, and after WWII....

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    • The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York
    • Written by: Tom Roston
    • Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
    • Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 2019-09-10
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • The remarkable story of a restaurant on top of the world - built by a legend, destroyed in tragedy - and an era in New York City it helped to frame. In The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World, journalist Tom Roston tells the complete history of this incredible restaurant.

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