: Massimo Montanari
: Medieval Tastes Food, Cooking, and the Table
: Columbia University Press
: 9780231539081
: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
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Massimo Montanari is professor of medieval history and the history of food at the Institute of Paleography and Medieval Studies, University of Bologna. He has authored and coauthored more than a dozen books on the history of cuisine and the cultural values of food, includingLet the Meatballs Rest: And Other Stories About Food and Culture;Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb;Food Is Culture;Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History;Food: A Culinary History; andFamine and Plenty: The History of Food in Europe.
Beth Archer Brombert is the author of two widely acclaimed biographies:Cristina: Portraits of a Princess andEdouard Manet: Rebel in a Frock Coat, which was aNew York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her most recent work is a memoir of her decades of living, traveling, and cooking in Italy,Journey to the World of the Black Rooster. Her many translations from French and Italian include Italo Svevo'sSenilità(Emi io's Carnival) and Erri De Luca'sTu, Mio (You, Mine).