The United States of arugula : the sun dried, cold pressed, dark roasted, extra virgin story of the American food revolution / David Kamp.

A compilation of essays goes inside the American food revolution to explore the growing interest in gourmet eating, chronicling the evolution of the movement and profiling those responsible for the transformation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kamp, David (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Broadway Books, [2007]
Edition:First paperback edition.
Subjects:
Gastronomy.
Cooking, American.
Essays.
Genre:
Essays.
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of Maureen and John Darling.
Physical Description:xxi, 392 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: a world without celebrity chefs
  • America's dysfunctional relationship with good food
  • Liberté, egalité, soulé
  • The food establishment, part I
  • The food establishment, part II
  • Radical notions
  • Righteous and crunchy
  • The new sun-dried lifestyle
  • California nouvelle
  • Land of the free-range
  • All over the map
  • The magic of thinking big
  • Toward a McSustainable future.