Description: Further DetailsTitle: A Taste of BarcelonaCondition: NewSubtitle: The History of Catalan Cooking and EatingISBN-10: 153818544XEAN: 9781538185445ISBN: 9781538185445Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/08/2023Description: Widely associated with avant-garde gastronomy and lavish food markets, Barcelona has become a top destination for gourmands and chefs around the world, especially after the spectacular rise of chef Ferran Adrià of the famed elBulli, soon to be reborn as elBulli1846. Barcelona is a city that attracts millions of visitors in search of art and culinary experiences while cookery apprentices from around the world arrive looking to perfect their skills and expand their gastronomic horizon. The city offers an unequaled combination of restaurants, chefs, restauranteurs, media and local government initiatives to help those who arrive seeking an extraordinary culinary experience. But how has the city established itself as a global culinary referent while becoming synonymous with cutting-edge cuisine?This book narrates Barcelona’s urban and culinary development from the Middle Ages to the present, tracing the origins and the growth of the culinary prestige of this part of Catalonia. Barcelona has been a cosmopolitan center since the 1700s because of its location and busy port. The city has always been well supplied with food, and its residents built a strong culinary tradition enlivened by its contact with other cuisines and novel products afforded by its geographic location and the people who migrated to the area. With literature, painting, music and architecture, cooking has been a crucial activity in creating and maintaining a Catalan identity. Past, present and future visitors of the city will find a fascinating history of the unforgettable culinary importance of one of the most popular cities of Spain. Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 228mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 363gAuthor: H. Rosi Song, Anna RieraGenre: HistoryBook Series: Big City Food BiographiesTopic: Travel & Transport, Food & DrinkRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: A Taste of Barcelona
Title: A Taste of Barcelona
Subtitle: The History of Catalan Cooking and Eating
ISBN-10: 153818544X
EAN: 9781538185445
ISBN: 9781538185445
Release Date: 08/08/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Big City Food Biographies
Book Title: Taste of Barcelona : the History of Catalan Cooking and Eating
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Europe / Spain & Portugal, General, History
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Cooking, House & Home, History
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Author: Anna Riera, H. Rosi Song
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Big City Food Biographies Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
