(Californiana) {Fine Press}
Plate by Plate, California Recipes from the Gold Rush through "California Cuisine". Edited by Randall Tarpey-Schwed, Illustrated by Christopher Carroll, Designed by Peter Rutledge Koch. SF: The Book Club of California 2014 Keepsake, 2014. Limited to 1,000 copies. Large 8vo. 13 signatures, printed in black & red with an illustration on the front followed by brief story and recipe. Loose in folding illustrated portfolio. Topics include:
The Gold Rush, The Mexican Influence, Chinese Immigration, Agricultural Abundance, Love of the Exotic, The Cult of the Celebrity Chef, Health Food & Fad Diets, Hollywood, California's Response to War, Suburban Sprawl & the Culture of the Barbecue Grill, The Spiritual Meaning of Food, and
The Creation of "Californian Cuisine". As New.