How mankind found food, tamed it, and created cuisines
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It is an entertaining book, an educational book, a useful book with more than 250 recipes. -- Kitty Benedict, Taconic Review, The Lakeville Journal.
This homey compilation of personal recipes and foodlore takes us back to our roots. -- S. Hogan-Gereg, Dining Life Style, The Hartford Courant
This homey compilation of personal recipes and foodlore takes us back to our roots. -- S. Hogan-Gereg, Dining Life Style, The Hartford Courant
About the Author
Vicki Oppenheimer has worked as a food editor and freelance writer, as well as being an editor. After retirement she earned a graduate degree in anthropology from Columbia University, which gave her a new perspective on the role food has played in mankind's development and survival.
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Inspiring and Motivational,
This review is from: On the Nature of Food (Paperback)
It was an article in my local newspaper, The Naples Daily News, that first introduced me to Ms. Oppenheimer and her book. The large front-page spread in the Neopolitan section beckoned for my complete attention. The banner and accompanying photo said it all: "A Lifetime Passion". Pictured was Ms. Oppenheimer, a 94-year-old resident of Naples.
The book is not only a compilation of recipes from family kitchens of the post WWI era into the present day, it is an anthropologic look at the importance of food in man's survival and development. Ms. Oppenheimer began gathering recipes and researching her material for this book at the age of 13. Now, 81 years later, she is seeing the results of what can happen when an author does not lose sight of her goal. For me, this book is much more than a culinary delight. It is a source of inspiration and motivation. If she can get her book published and accomplish book signings at major bookstores at her age, then surely I can hang on to my goal of one day writing something worthy of publication. by Lee Ambrose for Story Circle Book Reviews reviewing books by, for, and about women
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