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Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America
Maybe someday
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12/100Critics
67/100Scholars
Author:
Mayukh Sen
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Date:
November 16, 2021
Who's really behind America's appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography honors seven women, all immigrants, who left an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today. Taste Makers stretches from World War II to the present, with absorbing and deeply researched portraits of figures including Mexican-born Elena Zelayeta, a blind chef; Marcella Hazan, the deity of Italian cuisine; and Norma Shirley, a champion of Jamaican dishes.
What The Reviewers Say
As Sen moves through his subjects’ stories, each chapter raises questions about the obstacles that prevented them from ascending the ranks of the food industry and achieving the fame of other luminaries.
... enthralling.
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