Perfection Salad

Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century

By Laura Shapiro

1986

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3.80

Average Rating

294

Number of Pages

8H58M

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California Studies in Food and Culture

Series · 53 books

By Dale Peterson, Lilia Zaouali, Pierre Boisard, and more

Perfection Salad presents an entertaining and erudite social history of women and cooking at the turn of the twentieth century. With sly humor and lucid insight, Laura Shapiro uncovers our ancestors widespread obsession with food, and in doing so, tells us why we think as we do about food today.

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Author

Laura Shapiro

Author · 4 books

Laura Shapiro is an award winning author who worked at Newsweek for over 15 years.