PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Beverly Bundy examines inventions, innovations, and ingenuity that have fed American appetites for the past hundred years in her new book The Century in Food: America's Fads and Favorites.
During the early 1900s in America, most food was fresh or at best home-canned. Today it's precooked, proportioned, neatly packaged, flash frozen or dehydrated, and waiting in the grocers' freezers or on the store shelves. At the turn of the century, it was common for the woman of the house to prepare food in the fireplace. Today families still occasionally prepare food over an open fire: It's now called a cookout or camping. For most Americans, it is no longer an everyday occurrence.
The Century in Food: America's Fads and Favorites by award-winning food writer Beverly Bundy examines inventions, innovations, and ingenuity that have fed American appetites for the past hundred years.
This exciting book is packed with taste-tempting popular recipes from each decade such as Bacardi Double-Chocolate Rum Cake, Playboy Paella, Sausage-Stuffed Baked Apples, and Chicken Fillets in Tomato-Wine Sauce. With more than 400 full-color images, it is a treat for the eyes as well as the palate.
The enthralling history of American culture and cuisine that accompanies the recipes and pictures in The Century in Food puts it on a shelf above other cookbooks on the market today. This well-received volume is a must for any cookbook collection, or anyone who just likes to cook.
Here's what others are saying...
-- Featured Interview on Fox News Live on 12/11/02
-- "A fun read and a great gift idea." Washington Post
-- "(Bundy) will chalk up another award for this lavish keepsake."
Food Industry News
-- "...more than a simple cookbook, The Century in Food provides an
enthralling history of American culture." Sally's Place (online)
Beverly Bundy is the food editor for the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram. She has worked as a journalist in Iran, Germany, Nebraska, Arizona, and Texas. She has earned numerous awards including top honors in column writing from the Association of Food Journalists in 2001. Her book is based on stories written for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram which were a James Beard Award nominee for Best Newspaper Series in 1999.
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Collectors Press PO Box 230986 Portland, OR 97281 800-423-1848/(503) 684-3777 fax www.collectorspress.com The Century in Food by Beverly Bundy Hardcover w/jacket 224 pages, 9" x 10" ISBN: 1-888054-67-0, $35.00 November 2002