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Christina Normore. A Feast For The Eyes: Art, Performance And The Late Medieval Banquet, Ken Albala Jan 2016

Christina Normore. A Feast For The Eyes: Art, Performance And The Late Medieval Banquet, Ken Albala

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Passeth The Cran’Brry Sauce: The Medieval Origins Of Thanksgiving, Ken Albala Nov 2015

Passeth The Cran’Brry Sauce: The Medieval Origins Of Thanksgiving, Ken Albala

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Delta Narratives: Saving The Historical And Cultural Heritage Of The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Steve Boilard, Robert Benedetti, Margit Aramburu, Gregg Camfield, Philip Garone, Jennifer Helzer, Reuben Smith, William Swagerty, Marcia Eymann, Tod Ruhstaller, David Stuart, Leigh Johnsen, Dylan Mcdonald, Michael J. Wurtz, Blake Roberts, Margo Lentz-Meyer Aug 2015

Delta Narratives: Saving The Historical And Cultural Heritage Of The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Steve Boilard, Robert Benedetti, Margit Aramburu, Gregg Camfield, Philip Garone, Jennifer Helzer, Reuben Smith, William Swagerty, Marcia Eymann, Tod Ruhstaller, David Stuart, Leigh Johnsen, Dylan Mcdonald, Michael J. Wurtz, Blake Roberts, Margo Lentz-Meyer

College of the Pacific Faculty Reports

From August 2014 through July 2015, the Delta Narratives project, on contract to the Delta Protection Commission, addressed two questions. First, in what ways does the historical experience of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta contribute to an understanding of key themes in regional and American history? Second, how might Delta stories gain wider appreciation within the region, throughout Northern California, and among people in the rest of California and beyond?

Scholars on the project team documented ways the history of the Delta illustrates trends in land management and reclamation, technological shifts in transportation and agriculture, the impact of ethnicity and labor …


The Future Of Tableware And Cooking Vessels: Some Predictions And Practical Experiments, Ken Albala Oct 2014

The Future Of Tableware And Cooking Vessels: Some Predictions And Practical Experiments, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Books and Book Chapters

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Back To The Kitchen: Escaping Processed Food, Ken Albala Jun 2014

Back To The Kitchen: Escaping Processed Food, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

To escape the adverse effects of consuming industrial processed food, society must learn fundamental cooking skills once more.


Sarah R. Graff And Enrique Rodriguez-Alegría, Eds. The Menial Art Of Cooking: Archaeological Studies Of Cooking And Food Preparation, Ken Albala Jul 2013

Sarah R. Graff And Enrique Rodriguez-Alegría, Eds. The Menial Art Of Cooking: Archaeological Studies Of Cooking And Food Preparation, Ken Albala

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How To Milk An Almond, Stuff An Egg, And Armor A Turnip: A Thousand Years Of Recipes. By David Friedman And Elizabeth Cook., Ken Albala Sep 2012

How To Milk An Almond, Stuff An Egg, And Armor A Turnip: A Thousand Years Of Recipes. By David Friedman And Elizabeth Cook., Ken Albala

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Reviewed Work: Sweet Invention: A History Of Dessert By Michael Krondl, Ken Albala Sep 2012

Reviewed Work: Sweet Invention: A History Of Dessert By Michael Krondl, Ken Albala

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What Does Barbecue Tell Us About Race?: Andrew Warnes, Savage Barbecue: Race, Culture, And The Invention Of America's First Food. Athens: University Of Georgia Press, 2008. 208 Pp., $19.95., Ken Albala Apr 2011

What Does Barbecue Tell Us About Race?: Andrew Warnes, Savage Barbecue: Race, Culture, And The Invention Of America's First Food. Athens: University Of Georgia Press, 2008. 208 Pp., $19.95., Ken Albala

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Bacterial Fermentation And The Missing Terroir Factor In Historic Cookery, Ken Albala Jan 2011

Bacterial Fermentation And The Missing Terroir Factor In Historic Cookery, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Books and Book Chapters

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A. Lynn Martin. Alcohol, Violence, And Disorder In Traditional Europe, Ken Albala Jul 2010

A. Lynn Martin. Alcohol, Violence, And Disorder In Traditional Europe, Ken Albala

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The Tomato Queen Of San Joaquin, Ken Albala Jan 2010

The Tomato Queen Of San Joaquin, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

The life of Tillie Lewis exemplifies key moments in American food history from the rise of the canning industry to wartime rations to the craze for diet food. Her biography was consciously manipulated and fashioned through the years to make it a quintessential rags-to-riches story. Nonetheless, her accomplishments stand out, marking her as a brilliantly successful woman in an industry dominated by men.


The First Scientific Defense Of A Vegetarian Diet, Ken Albala Sep 2009

The First Scientific Defense Of A Vegetarian Diet, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Books and Book Chapters

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Almonds Along The Silk Road: The Exchange And Adaptation Of Ideas From West To East, Ken Albala Aug 2009

Almonds Along The Silk Road: The Exchange And Adaptation Of Ideas From West To East, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

The article discusses the trade routes and the use of almonds to treat ailments. According to the author, almonds were among the first plants to be domesticated around world, particularly in Asia. It also notes that almonds would be ideal for treating colds and other phlegmatic disorders, as well as for bowels. Moreover, some forms in which almonds could be consumed are also mentioned, such as soaking or blanching and roasting.


The Devil's Food Dictionary: A Pioneering Culinary Reference Work Consisting Entirely Of Lies. ,. Foy, Barry. . Illustrations By. Boesche, John. . :. Frogchart Press. ,. 2008. . Ix + 255 Pp. $17.95 (Paper)., Ken Albala Jul 2009

The Devil's Food Dictionary: A Pioneering Culinary Reference Work Consisting Entirely Of Lies. ,. Foy, Barry. . Illustrations By. Boesche, John. . :. Frogchart Press. ,. 2008. . Ix + 255 Pp. $17.95 (Paper)., Ken Albala

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Food And The City In Europe Since 1800 By Peter J. Atkins, Peter Lummel, Derek J. Oddy, (Eds.), Ken Albala Jan 2008

Food And The City In Europe Since 1800 By Peter J. Atkins, Peter Lummel, Derek J. Oddy, (Eds.), Ken Albala

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Concordance Of English Recipes: Thirteenth To Fifteenth Centuries. Heiatt, Constance B. And. Nutter, Terry. With. Holloway, Johnna H. :. Arizona Center For Medieval And Renaissance Studies. ,. 2006. Xvii + 135 Pp. $29.00 (Paper)., Ken Albala Jul 2007

Concordance Of English Recipes: Thirteenth To Fifteenth Centuries. Heiatt, Constance B. And. Nutter, Terry. With. Holloway, Johnna H. :. Arizona Center For Medieval And Renaissance Studies. ,. 2006. Xvii + 135 Pp. $29.00 (Paper)., Ken Albala

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Review Of: Une Histoire Culinaire Du Moyen Âge By Bruno Laurioux, Ken Albala Jan 2007

Review Of: Une Histoire Culinaire Du Moyen Âge By Bruno Laurioux, Ken Albala

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Ovophilia In Renaissance Cuisine, Ken Albala Jan 2007

Ovophilia In Renaissance Cuisine, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Books and Book Chapters

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Martino Of Como And Stefania Barzini. The Art Of Cooking: The First Modern Cookery Book, Ken Albala Sep 2005

Martino Of Como And Stefania Barzini. The Art Of Cooking: The First Modern Cookery Book, Ken Albala

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Food And History, Volume 1, No. 1. . The European Institute Of Food History, Tours, France. :. Brepols. ,. 2003. . 274 Pp. € 50., Ken Albala Jan 2005

Food And History, Volume 1, No. 1. . The European Institute Of Food History, Tours, France. :. Brepols. ,. 2003. . 274 Pp. € 50., Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

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The Call Of The Domesticated, Ken Albala Jan 2005

The Call Of The Domesticated, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Books and Book Chapters

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Jacob Boehme And The Foundations Of A Vegetarian Food Ideology, Ken Albala Aug 2004

Jacob Boehme And The Foundations Of A Vegetarian Food Ideology, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Focuses on Jacob Boehme, a mystic Paracelsian Hermetic theosopher, and his works on vegetarianism. Significance of the Garden of Eden in the vegetarian, non-violent tradition; Concept of the new man explained by Boehme in "The Three Principles"; Difference between Edenic food and earthly food.


Gastrabulary: A Future Terminology Of Eating, Ken Albala, Lisa Cooperman May 2004

Gastrabulary: A Future Terminology Of Eating, Ken Albala, Lisa Cooperman

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

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Reviewed Work: Regional Cuisines Of Medieval Europe By Melitta Weiss-Adamson, Ed., Ken Albala May 2003

Reviewed Work: Regional Cuisines Of Medieval Europe By Melitta Weiss-Adamson, Ed., Ken Albala

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Wendy A. Woloson. Refined Tastes: Sugar, Confectionery, And Consumers In Nineteenth‐Century America, Ken Albala Jan 2003

Wendy A. Woloson. Refined Tastes: Sugar, Confectionery, And Consumers In Nineteenth‐Century America, Ken Albala

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The Apparition Of Fat In Western Nutritional Theory, Ken Albala Jan 2003

The Apparition Of Fat In Western Nutritional Theory, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Books and Book Chapters

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Insensible Perspiration And Oily Vegetable Humor: An Eighteenth Century Controversy Over Vegetarianism, Ken Albala Sep 2002

Insensible Perspiration And Oily Vegetable Humor: An Eighteenth Century Controversy Over Vegetarianism, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Quack diets are nothing new. Nor have they always been easily dismissed. In eighteenth-century Italy, a virulent controversy arose over a meatless wonder diet. This controversy would eventually play itself out in the field of nutritional theory, as dietary writers crambled to incorporate the latest scientific findings into their recommendations.


On Right Pleasure And Good Health: A Critical Edition And Translation Of De Honesta Voluptate Et Valetudine, Edited And Translated By Mary Ella Milham And Libellus De Arte Coquinaria: An Early Northern Cookery Book, Edited And Translated By Rudolph Grewe And Constance B. Heiatt, Ken Albala May 2002

On Right Pleasure And Good Health: A Critical Edition And Translation Of De Honesta Voluptate Et Valetudine, Edited And Translated By Mary Ella Milham And Libellus De Arte Coquinaria: An Early Northern Cookery Book, Edited And Translated By Rudolph Grewe And Constance B. Heiatt, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

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Hunting For Breakfast In Medieval And Early Modern Europe, Ken Albala Jan 2002

Hunting For Breakfast In Medieval And Early Modern Europe, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Books and Book Chapters

No abstract provided.