Plate by plate : California recipes from the Gold Rush through "California cuisine" / Book Club of California

Plate by plate : California recipes from the Gold Rush through "California cuisine" / Book Club of California

Portfolios

FA.B98.1511
Fine Art Collection
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cm.
2014
Peter Rutledge Koch
Christopher Carroll
Peter Rutledge Koch
The Book Club of California
Cookbooks, Cooking
Consists of 13 unbound folios in a wraparound portfolio. On portfolio cover: Designed and printed by Peter Rutledge Koch. Contents: The Gold Rush -- The Mexican influence -- Chinese immigration -- Agricultural abundance -- Love of the exotic -- The cult of the celebrity chef -- Health food & fad diets -- Hollywood -- California's response to war -- Suburban sprawl & the culture of the barbecue grill -- The spiritual meaning of food -- The creation of "California cuisine".