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First North American edition. |
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1 online resource (pages cm) |
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text file rdaft |
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Originally published in the United Kingdom by Birlinn Ltd. |
| Summary |
"An entertaining seat at the table of ten power meals that shaped history--including the menus and recreated recipes! Some of the most consequential decisions in history were decided at the dinner table, accompanied-and perhaps influenced-by copious amounts of food and drink. This fascinating book explores ten of those pivotal meals, presenting the contexts, key participants, table talk, and outcomes of each. It offers unique insight into the minds and appetites of some of history's most famous and notorious characters, including Bonnie Prince Charlie, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Richard Nixon. Feasting on leg of lamb, Bonnie Prince Charlie doomed the Jacobite Army at Culloden. A uniquely American menu served with French wine lubricated the conversation between rivals Jefferson and Hamilton that led to the founding of the US financial system and the location of the nation's capital in Washington. After schweinwurst and sauerkraut with Adolf Hitler at his Berghof residence, Austrian chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg agreed to the complete integration of Austria into the Third Reich. Celebrity chef Tony Singh has researched the menus and recipes for all ten dinners down to the last detail and recreates them here. The book contains fifty-five recipes from soup to desert and lists the spirits as well"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Bonnie Prince Charlie on the eve of Culloden -- Sowing the seeds of the American Revolution -- How Washington, DC became America's Capital -- Forging a hundred years of peace at the Congress of Vienna -- Archduke Franz Ferdinand's dinner in Sarajevo -- How petroleum politics was born over a Scottish banquet -- Austrian Anschluss -- Churchill's birthday banquet in Tehran -- Nixon in China -- The Egypt-Israel peace treaty dinner. |
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| Summary |
Stories of ten power meals through the ages, with recipes: "A sumptuous feast of historical and gastronomic detail . . . fascinating and delicious." --Craig Ferguson Some of the most consequential decisions in history were decided at the dinner table, accompanied--and perhaps influenced--by copious amounts of food and drink. This fascinating book explores ten of those pivotal meals, presenting the contexts, key participants, table talk, and outcomes of each. It offers unique insight into the minds and appetites of some of history's most famous and notorious characters, including Bonnie Prince Charlie, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Richard Nixon. Feasting on leg of lamb, Bonnie Prince Charlie doomed the Jacobite Army at Culloden. A uniquely American menu served with French wine lubricated the conversation between rivals Jefferson and Hamilton that led to the founding of the US financial system and the location of the nation's capital in Washington. After schweinwürst and sauerkraut with Adolf Hitler at his Berghof residence, Austrian chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg agreed to the complete integration of Austria into the Third Reich. In addition, celebrity chef Tony Singh has researched the menus and recipes for all ten dinners down to the last detail and recreates them here, listing the spirits as well. This book provides an entertaining seat at the table and "masterfully connects political moments to their culinary backdrops" ( Publishers Weekly ). "Recounts some of the key moments from diplomacy where food and drink played a crucial part." -- The Scotsman "Powerful people scheme to enhance their influence and control, and there's no better way to manipulate people than over a good meal . . . Stevenson gives context and background, making each participant's role comprehensible and specific." -- Booklist |
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Publisher metadata. |
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History -- Miscellanea.
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Dinners and dining -- History.
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Diplomacy -- History -- Miscellanea.
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Statesmen -- Miscellanea.
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Cookbooks.
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Cookbooks.
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COOKING / History.
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HISTORY / World.
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COOKING / Essays.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Singh, Tony, author.
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| Added Title |
Ten meals that changed the world |
| ISBN |
9781948924252 (e-pub) |
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9781948924245 (print) |
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