{"product_id":"inside-the-california-food-revolution-9780520268197","title":"Inside the California Food Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraces the development of California cuisine from its formative years in the 1970s to 2000, when farm-to-table, foraging, and fusion cooking had become part of the national vocabulary. This book shows how the inspirations that emerged in California went on to transform the experience of eating throughout the United States and the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Goldstein convincingly presents a case for California cuisine as a vital force in strengthening connections among food, chefs and diners in ways that have transcended region.\" Kirkus Reviews \"An engaging history of a culinary revolution that has had enormous influence over the entire country.\" Library Journal \"When the time came for a definitive record of California cooking, UC Press knew the exact person to pen it. After almost 200 interviews with chefs, critics, food artisans, iconoclast winemakers and restauranteurs, the doyenne has tracked a 30-year shift in design, casualization and style.\" C Magazine \"A book for anyone who loves to eat and who wants to understand why eating has gotten so delicious.\" -- Miriam Morgan San Francisco Chronicle \"As a chef and writer, Joyce brings an insider's eye to chronicling the shift to local, foraged, farm-to-table, and fusion cooking. If you want to fill in what you missed and where Californian cuisine is heading next, read about it.\" Super Chef Blog \"A lot of interesting anecdotes... Indeed, for anyone who wonders what those wild early days were all about, 'Inside the California Food Revolution' will be a valuable resource.\" Los Angeles Times Daily Dish \"Insightful and compelling ... As engaging as it is educational.\" Restaurant Hospitality \"Lively history told by someone who was part of it always makes for the most engaging books, and award-winning restaurateur and author Joyce Goldstein certainly qualifies as one in the vanguard of a culinary revolution no one saw coming in America--and certainly not in California--that transformed the way Americans eat.\" Mariani's Virtual Gourmet Newsletter \"Lively history told by someone who was part of it always makes for the most engaging books, and award-winning restaurateur and author Joyce Goldstein certainly qualifies as one in the vanguard of a culinary revolution no one saw coming in America--and certainly not in California--that transformed the way Americans eat.\" Mariani's Virtual Gourmet Newsletter \"...This volume is highly readable and a valuable introductions to an event that has changed American views about food and eating.\" -- DM Gilbert CHOICE Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface   Introduction  1. Thirty Years of Food Revolution: A Historical Overview  2. One Revolution, Two Ways: Northern versus Southern California  3. Defying Kitchen Convention: Self-Taught Chefs and Iconoclasts  4. Women Chefs and Innovation: The New Collaborative Kitchen  5. New Flavors: Upscale Ethnic, Eclectic, and Fusion Food  6. New Menus: The Daily Menu and the Story behind the Food  7. Restaurants Reimagined: Transformations in the Kitchen and Dining Room  8. A New World of Fresh Produce: Reviving the Farm-to-Table Connection  9. Custom Foods: Chefs Partner with Purveyors and Artisans  10. Merging the Worlds of Wine and Food: Common Cause  Afterword: The Continuing Evolution of California Cuisine   Acknowledgments  Sources  Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402850148695,"sku":"9780520268197","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520268197.jpg?v=1730481679","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/inside-the-california-food-revolution-9780520268197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}