dinners and dining

Beast calls together all the furniture and dishes in his house to prepare a feast for Beauty.

Includes three books, "American Fried," "Alice, Let's Eat," and "Third Helpings," each containing humorous essays about restaurants, food, and eating, written by the author between 1974 and 1983 while traveling around the country in search of materials for a series of magazine articles about America.

A social history of the foods of Europe and North America in the 1920's and 1930's, emphasizing technological developments and historical events.

A young girl takes an imaginary journey through the various foods on her family's dinner table, where noodle soup becomes a warm lake with snakes and a roast chicken becomes a golden mountain.

Discusses food habits and dining etiquette of various countries. Includes a sampling of recipes.

Great-Uncle Benson prepares exotic food dishes in order to lure Rachel's family to a communal meal.

"Information and recipes help readers create quick, healthy, and tasty dinners"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses food's place in Italian culture and describes Italy's cooking techniques, typical and special occasion meals, and diet-related health, providing several recipes.