Cooked : a natural history of transformation / Michael Pollan.

By:

Pollan, Michael

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2013.Edition: Large print edDescription: 689 p. (large print) ; 23 cmISBN:

9781410456533 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

641.5 23

Contents:

part I. Fire. Creatures of the flame -- part II. Water. A recipe in seven steps -- part III. Air. The education of an amateur baker -- part IV. Earth. Fermentation?s cold fire -- Afterword. Hand taste.

Summary: "In Cooked, Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, and earth--to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook" -- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult LP 600 - 699	West Grey Neustadt Branch Shelves	Non-fiction	LP 641.5 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33321003101848

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"In Cooked, Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, and earth--to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook" -- Provided by publisher.

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