Sweet Invention: A History of Dessert
Oct 2011 · Chicago Review Press
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From the sacred fudge served to India's gods to the ephemeral baklava of Istanbul's harems, the towering sugar creations of Renaissance Italy, and the exotically scented macarons of twenty-first century Paris, the world's confectionary arts have not only mirrored social, technological, and political revolutions, they have also, in many ways, been in their vanguard. Sweet Invention: A History of Dessert captures the stories of sweet makers past and present from India, the Middle East, Italy, France, Vienna, and the United States, as author Michael Krondl meets with confectioners around the globe, savoring and exploring the dessert icons of each tradition. Readers will be tantalized by the rich history of each region's unforgettable desserts and tempted to try their own hand at a time-honored recipe. A fascinating and rewarding read for any lover of sugar, butter, and cream, Sweet Invention embraces the pleasures of dessert while unveiling the secular, metaphysical, and even sexual uses that societies have found for it.
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About the author
STRONGMichael Krondl is a food historian and the author of Around the American Table, The Great Little Pumpkin Cookbook, and The Taste of Conquest. He is an award-winning cooking instructor, food writer, and former chef. His writing credits include Gastronomica, Nation's Restaurant News, and New York Newsday as well as multiple contributions to The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. He lives in New York City.
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