The restaurants book : ethnographies of where we eat / edited by David Beriss and David Sutton.
| Other author | Beriss, David. |
| Other author | Sutton, David E. (David Evan) |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | English ed. |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2007. |
| Description | xii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Starter : restaurants, ideal postmodern institutions / David Beriss and David Sutton -- Tight spaces and salsa-stained aprons : bodies at work in American restaurants / Karla Erickson -- Forming family identity in an American Chinese restaurant : one person's transformational process / Michael Hernandez -- Tasting Wisconsin : a chef's story / Amy Trubek -- Side dish kitchens : Japanese American delicatessens and the culture of nostalgia / Christine Yano -- Familiarity, ambience and intentionality : an investigation into casual dining restaurants in central Illinois / Derek Pardue -- Serving the past on a platter : cultural revolution restaurants in contemporary China / Jennifer Hubbert -- Ethnic succession and the new American restaurant cuisine / Krishnendu Ray -- From Khatchapuri to gefilte fish : dining out and spectacle in Russian Jewish New York / Eve Jochnowitz -- Daughters, duty and deference in the Franco-Chinese restaurant / Winnie Lem -- Authentic Creole : tourism, style and calamity in New Orleans restaurants / David Beriss -- Food, family and tradition in northern Italy : the rise and fall of a Michelin-starred family restaurant / Gerald Mars -- Tipping : an anthropological meditation / David Sutton -- Digestif : postprandial imaginings / Michael Herzfeld. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2007039584 |
| ISBN | 9781845207540 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 1845207548 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781845207557 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1845207556 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GT2853.U5 R47 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |