The Incredible Story of Cooking
From Prehistory to Today - 500,000 Years of Adventure
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2025
Summary
For the first time, a graphic novel tells the story of humanity through the evolution of cuisine. From the discovery of fire to organic cooking, this book is aimed at all curious people and foodies. By the authors of Wine, A Graphic History.
As soon as humans mastered fire, they invented cooking. Did you know that Sapiens invented steam cooking and freezing? That the Mesopotamians created soups, bread, beer, ovens? That gastronomy and tableware have been symbols of political power?
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781681123400 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1681123401 |
| Author: | Benoist Simmat, Stephane Douay |
| Publisher: | Ablaze, LLC |
| Imprint: | NBM Publishing Company |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2025 |
| Dimensions: | 262mm x 185mm |
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Critics Review
“A unique, informative, and inherently fascinating graphic novel.”–James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review
“Dense, well-cited information made palatable by fun images and quick jokes.”–Jeff Provine, BlogCritics
“A simply delightful dish: an inviting comics divertissement that absolutely whets the appetite for more.” –Win Wiacek, Now Read This!
“Simmat and Douay make us stop and think about the plates routinely placed before us, reminding us of the long journeys undertaken by our common ancestors, and what they had to do to take what the Earth provided and make it palatable.” –Lindsay Pereira, Broken Frontier
“The book is both informative…and funny.”–Meg S, The Fiction Addiction
“Through the development of food preparation, Douay and Simmat take us into the history of cooking. While such a momentous undertaking may seem impossible, the creators give the reader a good overview of how we have come to develop our collective culinary skills.”–Cord Scott, International Journal of Comic Art
“Both entertaining and informative.”–Andrew Wheeler, The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent.
“Fascinating early history of food and cooking.” –Patti Martinson, Sequential Tart
“Fascinating!” –Europe 1, a major French radio station
“Readers will find endless (often comical) ‘Did you know?’ tidbits to inspire conversations, some of which might not be polite dinner talk.” –Terry Hong, Booklist
“The history of cooking is a fascinating topic, and the graphic novel format is well suited to such a subject.” –No Flying No Tights blog
“Reading this book is like eating peanuts, in that once you start you’ll find it hard to stop.” –Sarah Boslaugh, The Arts STL
“A glorious and filling book that will leave readers well-satisfied.” –Melisa Bailey, School Library Journal
About The Author
Benoist Simmat
Benoist Simmat is a journalist on economics and a successful comic book writer. He is most notably the author of Wine, A Graphic History, which sold over 100,000 copies in France and has been translated into many languages.
Stephane Douay has been illustrating comics for over twenty years. He has illustrated the series “Matie re fant me” (published by Dupuis), “Commandant Achab” (Casterman) and “Les Anne es rouge & noir” (Les Are nes).
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