The Great American Food Almanac [Hardcover]

Irena Chalmers (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

While gourmets, chefs, nutritionists, and restaurateurs will undoubtedly find this volume charming, those who want to eat better food, faster, may be discouraged by its loose organization and picture-book format. Each chapter contains recipes, cartoons, and articles (on junk food, cooking schools, aquaculture, spa foods, videotex, etc.). Unfortunately, comments such as that mothers-at-home feed their children less nutritiously than do working mothers because they watch more junk-food commercials on TV weaken this otherwise pleasantly informative text. Recommended. Christine Bagley, formerly with Scranton P.L., Pa.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (October 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061811513
• ISBN-13: 978-0061811517
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,997,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Irena Chalmers is recognized as the pioneer of the single subject cookbook. Her many engaging books have won numerous awards; the most recent, the Gourmand World Cookbook Award - Best Book for Food Professionals in the World for FOOD JOBS: 150 Great Jobs for Culinary Students, Career Changers and Food Lovers.

A James Beard Foundation "Who's Who" of Food and Beverage in America, Irena has delighted and captivated audiences and readers with her wit and commentary on the food world and its many food trends. She is a past president and founding member of the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) and Les Dames d'Escoffier. Irena also is a member of the faculty of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, a national food essayist and columnist for Chef magazine.