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Sophie D. Coe

    Sophie D. Coe bola antropologička a historička jedla, ktorej práca sa sústredila na fascinujúcu históriu čokolády. Svojím výskumom pôvodných kuchýň Nového sveta a podrobným skúmaním čokolády obohatila odbor dejín kulinárstva. Jej texty vynikajú hĺbkou, precíznosťou a schopnosťou oživiť minulosť na tanieri.

    The True History of Chocolate
    America's First Cuisines
    • After long weeks of boring, perhaps spoiled sea rations, one of the first things Spaniards sought in the New World was undoubtedly fresh food. Drawing on original accounts by Europeans and native Americans, this work offers a description of the cuisines of the Aztecs, the Maya, and the Inca.

      America's First Cuisines
    • "Begins with the origins of the cacao tree and follows the story up to today's mass-produced chocolate candy and its expensive boutique counterparts...A pleasure not just for chocoholics but for anyone who enjoys lively, thorough historical sleuthing via the printed page." [Gourmet] (Cover)

      The True History of Chocolate