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spookysoto's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
I really liked this book. I read it for the read harder challenge, microhistory. I found it to be very interesting, and I learned a lot about the history of every day cooking utensils. If you love food and cooking you might enjoy this. I also recommend it to history lovers.
I really liked this book. I read it for the read harder challenge, microhistory. I found it to be very interesting, and I learned a lot about the history of every day cooking utensils. If you love food and cooking you might enjoy this. I also recommend it to history lovers.
brdgtc's review against another edition
4.0
I was a little skeptical of this at first - the first few chapters were a little superficial and too western focused - but it really grew on me and I appreciated the underlying assumption throughout the book (that the way we eat and cook are not pre-determined and self evident).
meganstreb's review against another edition
5.0
This was great! It's the kind of book where I stop every few pages to read out a section to my husband or share an interesting fact with colleagues or stop to look up more information.
esessa's review against another edition
5.0
This is a really fun history of food and eating, through the lens of our kitchens and kitchen tools. Wilson makes the case that no other history of food has taken quite this approach. The book is full of fascinating facts about the tools we use to cook and eat, and how these have shaped both our experience of specific foods, and in some cases, our broader cultures.
boitevide's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0