| 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement Contributor(s): Ziegelman, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061288519 ISBN-13: 9780061288517 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 394.120 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.33" W x 8.05" (0.44 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Social history is, most elementally, food history. Jane Ziegelman had the great idea to zero in on one Lower East Side tenement building, and through it she has crafted a unique and aromatic narrative of New York's immigrant culture: with bread in the oven, steam rising from pots, and the family gathering round." -- Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World 97 Orchard is a richly detailed investigation of the lives and culinary habits--shopping, cooking, and eating--of five families of various ethnicities living at the turn of the twentieth century in one tenement on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. With 40 recipes included, 97 Orchard is perfect for fans of Rachel Ray's Hometown Eats; anyone interested in the history of how immigrant food became American food; and "foodies" of every stripe. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ziegelman, Jane: - Jane Ziegelman is the director of the Tenement Museum's culinary center and the founder and director of Kids Cook!, a multiethnic cooking program for children. Her writing on food has appeared in numerous publications, and she is the coauthor of Foie Gras: A Passion. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. |