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Author Alexander, Kelly.

Title Hometown appetites : the story of Clementine Paddleford, the forgotten food writer who chronicled how America ate / Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harris.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Gotham Books, c2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  641.509 Ale    ---  Available
Description xxix, 318 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-306) and index.
Contents Why Clem matters / Colman Andrews -- The getting-aroundest person -- Just watch my footprints -- My own boss absolutely -- Rhapsody on a kitchen sink -- It's always interesting -- All the sights and smells of the country -- What men eat on submarines -- A bundle of longing / Kelly Alexander.
Summary At the height of her career, Paddleford was a popular as Julia Child and as respected as James Beard. Today, she's the most important food writer you've never heard of.
Source NBK 6/9 PPL
Awards Kansas Notable Book, 2009
Subject Paddleford, Clementine, 1898-1967.
Women food writers -- United States -- Biography.
Added Author Harris, Cynthia.
ISBN 1592403891
9781592403899

 
    
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