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Book The Ethnic Restaurateur

Download or read book The Ethnic Restaurateur written by Krishnendu Ray and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic discussions of ethnic food have tended to focus on the attitudes of consumers, rather than the creators and producers. In this ground-breaking new book, Krishnendu Ray reverses this trend by exploring the culinary world from the perspective of the ethnic restaurateur. Focusing on New York City, he examines the lived experience, work, memories, and aspirations of immigrants working in the food industry. He shows how migrants become established in new places, creating a taste of home and playing a key role in influencing food cultures as a result of transactions between producers, consumers and commentators. Based on extensive interviews with immigrant restaurateurs and students, chefs and alumni at the Culinary Institute of America, ethnographic observation at immigrant eateries and haute institutional kitchens as well as historical sources such as the US census, newspaper coverage of restaurants, reviews, menus, recipes, and guidebooks, Ray reveals changing tastes in a major American city between the late 19th and through the 20th century. Written by one of the most outstanding scholars in the field, The Ethnic Restaurateur is an essential read for students and academics in food studies, culinary arts, sociology, urban studies and indeed anyone interested in popular culture and cooking in the United States.

Book We Are What We Eat

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donna R. Gabaccia
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Release : 2009-07-01
  • ISBN : 0674037448
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book We Are What We Eat written by Donna R. Gabaccia and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghulam Bombaywala sells bagels in Houston. Demetrios dishes up pizza in Connecticut. The Wangs serve tacos in Los Angeles. How ethnicity has influenced American eating habits—and thus, the make-up and direction of the American cultural mainstream—is the story told in We Are What We Eat. It is a complex tale of ethnic mingling and borrowing, of entrepreneurship and connoisseurship, of food as a social and political symbol and weapon—and a thoroughly entertaining history of our culinary tradition of multiculturalism. The story of successive generations of Americans experimenting with their new neighbors’ foods highlights the marketplace as an important arena for defining and expressing ethnic identities and relationships. We Are What We Eat follows the fortunes of dozens of enterprising immigrant cooks and grocers, street hawkers and restaurateurs who have cultivated and changed the tastes of native-born Americans from the seventeenth century to the present. It also tells of the mass corporate production of foods like spaghetti, bagels, corn chips, and salsa, obliterating their ethnic identities. The book draws a surprisingly peaceful picture of American ethnic relations, in which “Americanized” foods like Spaghetti-Os happily coexist with painstakingly pure ethnic dishes and creative hybrids. Donna Gabaccia invites us to consider: If we are what we eat, who are we? Americans’ multi-ethnic eating is a constant reminder of how widespread, and mutually enjoyable, ethnic interaction has sometimes been in the United States. Amid our wrangling over immigration and tribal differences, it reveals that on a basic level, in the way we sustain life and seek pleasure, we are all multicultural.

Book Regulating Safety of Traditional and Ethnic Foods

Download or read book Regulating Safety of Traditional and Ethnic Foods written by V. Prakash and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regulating Safety of Traditional and Ethnic Foods, a compilation from a team of experts in food safety, nutrition, and regulatory affairs, examines a variety of traditional foods from around the world, their risks and benefits, and how regulatory steps may assist in establishing safe parameters for these foods without reducing their cultural or nutritive value. Many traditional foods provide excellent nutrition from sustainable resources, with some containing nutraceutical properties that make them not only a source of cultural and traditional value, but also valuable options for addressing the growing need for food resources. This book discusses these ideas and concepts in a comprehensive and scientific manner. - Addresses the need for balance in safety regulation and retaining traditional food options - Includes case studies from around the world to provide practical insight and guidance - Presents suggestions for developing appropriate global safety standards

Book The New Cultures of Food

Download or read book The New Cultures of Food written by Professor Adam Lindgreen and published by Gower Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food is an extraordinary expression of culture; the assortment of flavours, smells, colours and appearance match the diversity of the cultures from which they come and provide very visible evidence of the migration of populations and of the growing multiculturalism of many countries. Adam Lindgreen and Martin K. Hingley draw on research into European, Latin American and (Near and Far) Eastern markets to provide a comprehensive collection of original, cutting-edge research on the opportunities that the changing landscapes of ethnic, religious and cultural populations present for businesses and marketers. The New Cultures of Food uses the perspective of food culture to explore the role of food as a social agent and attitudes to new foodstuffs amongst indigenous populations and to indigenous food amongst immigrant communities. Opportunities and routes to market for exploiting growing demand for ethnic food are also investigated. This is an important book for food and consumer businesses, policy makers and researchers seeking to understand changing global markets and the significance of food as an indicator of social and religious attitude, diet and ethnic identity.

Book Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Eastern Europe

Download or read book Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Eastern Europe written by Tetiana Golikova and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-09-19 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Eastern Europe provides an analysis of traditional and ethnic foods from Eastern Europe, including selections from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The book addresses history of use, origin, composition and preparation, ingredient origin, nutritional aspects, and the effects on health for various foods and food products in each of these countries. In addition, it presents both local and international regulations, while also providing suggestions on how to harmonize these regulations to promote global availability of these foods. - Analyzes nutritional and health claims relating to Eastern European foods - Includes traditional and ethnic foods from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - Explores both scientific and anecdotal diet-based health claims - Examines if foods meet regulatory requirements and how to remedy non-compliance - Reviews the influence of historical eating habits on today's diets

Book Food Choice  Acceptance and Consumption

Download or read book Food Choice Acceptance and Consumption written by H.J.H. MacFie and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is critical for the food industry to maintain a current understanding of the factors affecting food choice, acceptance and consumption since these influence all aspects of its activities. This subject has matured in recent years and, for the first time, this book brings together a coherent body of knowledge which draws on the experiences in industrial and academic settings of an international team of authors. Written for food technologists and marketeers, the book is also an essential reference for all those concerned with the economic, social, and psychological aspects of the subject.

Book Food Nations

    Book Details:
  • Author : Warren Belasco
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2014-06-03
  • ISBN : 1136700765
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book Food Nations written by Warren Belasco and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original collection abandons culinary nostalgia and the cataloguing of regional cuisines to examine the role of food and food marketing in constructing culture, consumer behavior, and national identity.

Book New Orleans  Best Ethnic Restaurants

Download or read book New Orleans Best Ethnic Restaurants written by Ann Benoit and published by Pelican Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven continents, one city-taste the world in New Orleans. Over the course of the last 150 years, immigrants from Germany, Lebanon, Mexico, and more have contributed to the melting pot of New Orleans. Indulge in the best cuisine New Orleans has to offer with this book as your roadmap. Read summaries, view photographs, and try recipes for the Big Easy's landmark restaurants as well as its hidden gems. Locals and tourists alike will savor the unusual flavors of the city and the highlights of the best international eateries in this detailed food companion to the South's most diverse city.

Book Sameness in Diversity

    Book Details:
  • Author : Laresh Jayasanker
  • Publisher : University of California Press
  • Release : 2020-04-14
  • ISBN : 0520343964
  • Pages : 287 pages

Download or read book Sameness in Diversity written by Laresh Jayasanker and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans of the 1960s would have trouble navigating the grocery aisles and restaurant menus of today. Once-exotic ingredients—like mangoes, hot sauces, kale, kimchi, and coconut milk—have become standard in the contemporary American diet. Laresh Jayasanker explains how food choices have expanded since the 1960s: immigrants have created demand for produce and other foods from their homelands; grocers and food processors have sought to market new foods; and transportation improvements have enabled food companies to bring those foods from afar. Yet, even as choices within stores have exploded, supermarket chains have consolidated. Throughout the food industry, fewer companies manage production and distribution, controlling what American consumers can access. Mining a wealth of menus, cookbooks, trade publications, interviews, and company records, Jayasanker explores Americans’ changing eating habits to shed light on the impact of immigration and globalization on American culture.

Book The Business of Food

Download or read book The Business of Food written by Gary Allen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The business of food and drink is for better and worse the business of our nation and our planet, and to most consumers how it works remains largely a mystery. This encyclopedia takes readers as consumers behind the scenes of the food and drink industries. The contributors come from a wide range of fields, and the scope of this encyclopedia is broad, covering from food companies and brands to the environment, health, science and technology, culture, finance, and more. The more than 150 essay entries also cover those issues that have been and continue to be of perennial importance. Historical context is emphasized and the focus is mainly on business in the United States. Most entries include Further Reading. The frontmatter includes an Alphabetical List of Entries and a Topical List of Entries to allow the reader to quickly find subjects of interest. Numerous cross-references in the entries and blind entries provide other search strategies. The person and subject index is another in-depth search tool. Sample entries: Advertising, Agribusiness, Altria, Animal Rights, Betty Crocker, Celebrity Chefs, Chain Restaurants, Commodities Exchange, Cooking Technology, Culinary Tourism, Eco-terrorism, Environmental Protection Agency, Ethnic Food Business, European Union, Flavors and Fragrances, Food Safety, Food Service Industry, Genetic Engineering, Internet, Labor and Labor Unions, Marketing to Children, McDonald's, Meat Packing, North American Free Trade Agreement, Nutrition Labeling, Organic Foods, Poultry Industry, Slow Food, SPAM, Television, Trader Joe's, Tupperware, TV Dinners, Whole Foods, Williams-Sonoma, Wine Business

Book The  16 Taco

    Book Details:
  • Author : Pascale Joassart-Marcelli
  • Publisher : University of Washington Press
  • Release : 2021-10-09
  • ISBN : 0295749296
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book The 16 Taco written by Pascale Joassart-Marcelli and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2021-10-09 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having “discovered” the flavors of barbacoa, bibimbap, bánh mi, sambusas, and pupusas, white middle-class eaters are increasingly venturing into historically segregated neighborhoods in search of “authentic” eateries run by—and for—immigrants and people of color. This interest in “ethnic” food and places, fueled by media attention and capitalized on by developers, contributes to gentrification, and the very people who produced these vibrant foodscapes are increasingly excluded from them. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, geographer Pascale Joassart-Marcelli traces the transformation of three urban San Diego neighborhoods whose foodscapes are shifting from serving the needs of longtime minoritized residents who face limited food access to pleasing the tastes of wealthier and whiter newcomers. The $16 Taco illustrates how food can both emplace and displace immigrants, shedding light on the larger process of gentrification and the emotional, cultural, economic, and physical displacement it produces. It also highlights the contested food geographies of immigrants and people of color by documenting their contributions to the cultural food economy and everyday struggles to reclaim ethnic foodscapes and lead flourishing and hunger-free lives. Joassart-Marcelli offers valuable lessons for cities where food-related development projects transform neighborhoods at the expense of the communities they claim to celebrate.

Book Seven Spoons

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tara O'Brady
  • Publisher : Ten Speed Press
  • Release : 2015-04-21
  • ISBN : 1607746387
  • Pages : 513 pages

Download or read book Seven Spoons written by Tara O'Brady and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The much-anticipated debut from the author behind the popular food blog Seven Spoons, featuring distinctive, crowd-pleasing recipes; engaging, writerly essays; and the same stunning photography that has earned her website a devoted following. Tara O'Brady was one of the earliest food bloggers to enter the scene, and now, more than ten years after she first started Seven Spoons, she has become one of the most highly regarded and unique voices in the culinary arena. In her debut cookbook, Seven Spoons, O'Brady shares stories and recipes from her Canadian home--fresh, ingredient-driven food that is easy to make yet refined. Recipes like Roasted Carrots with Dukkah and Harissa Mayonnaise, Braised Beef Short Ribs with Gremolata, and Plum Macaroon Cake are wholesome, hearty, and showcase the myriad culinary influences at work in O'Brady's kitchen. Her evocative writing and gorgeously simple, elegant photography has earned her accolades from Saveur magazine, the Daily Mail, and more. Impeccable food photography and a lavish package round out this beautiful, personal collection.

Book Plunkett s Food Industry Almanac

Download or read book Plunkett s Food Industry Almanac written by Jack W. Plunkett and published by Plunkett Research, Ltd.. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Market research guide to the food industry a tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches or financial research. Contains trends, statistical tables, and an industry glossary. Includes one page profiles of food industry firms, which provides data such as addresses, phone numbers, and executive names.

Book Breakfast with Evil and Other Risky Ventures

Download or read book Breakfast with Evil and Other Risky Ventures written by PROFESSOR ASHIS. NANDY and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation, the complete works of Ashis Nandy. As Nandy himself writes in his Prologue, it is an attempt to scan his scattered lectures, interviews and writings, including essays, columns and papers for newspapers and journals, through his entire life till now. Naturally, it covers the whole span of the ever-changing demography of his intellectual life. His intellectual practices span across countries, continents, languages, systems of knowledge andforms of silence.

Book Latin s  Presence in the Food Industry

Download or read book Latin s Presence in the Food Industry written by Meredith E. Abarca and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "A" in "Latinas'" in the title is represented by an at symbol.

Book Appetite for Change

Download or read book Appetite for Change written by Warren James Belasco and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1989 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An update of the Pantheon Books edition of 1989. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Chop Suey  USA

    Book Details:
  • Author : Yong Chen
  • Publisher : Columbia University Press
  • Release : 2014-11-04
  • ISBN : 0231538162
  • Pages : 325 pages

Download or read book Chop Suey USA written by Yong Chen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American diners began to flock to Chinese restaurants more than a century ago, making Chinese food the first mass-consumed cuisine in the United States. By 1980, it had become the country's most popular ethnic cuisine. Chop Suey, USA offers the first comprehensive interpretation of the rise of Chinese food, revealing the forces that made it ubiquitous in the American gastronomic landscape and turned the country into an empire of consumption. Engineered by a politically disenfranchised, numerically small, and economically exploited group, Chinese food's tour de America is an epic story of global cultural encounter. It reflects not only changes in taste but also a growing appetite for a more leisurely lifestyle. Americans fell in love with Chinese food not because of its gastronomic excellence but because of its affordability and convenience, which is why they preferred the quick and simple dishes of China while shunning its haute cuisine. Epitomized by chop suey, American Chinese food was a forerunner of McDonald's, democratizing the once-exclusive dining-out experience for such groups as marginalized Anglos, African Americans, and Jews. The rise of Chinese food is also a classic American story of immigrant entrepreneurship and perseverance. Barred from many occupations, Chinese Americans successfully turned Chinese food from a despised cuisine into a dominant force in the restaurant market, creating a critical lifeline for their community. Chinese American restaurant workers developed the concept of the open kitchen and popularized the practice of home delivery. They streamlined certain Chinese dishes, such as chop suey and egg foo young, turning them into nationally recognized brand names.