Les Liaisons Savoureuses: Reflexions Et Pratiques Culinaires Au Xviiie Siecle

The five texts presented in this collection bear witness to the new status of food and eating in the eighteenth century. Encompassing table manners, le savoir-manger (knowing how and what to eat), and methods for preparing meals and menus, these texts attest to the diffusion of literature on the culinary arts.