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The Rituals of Dinner:

The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners
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HarperPerennial Canada, Aug 30, 2008 - Cooking - 466 pages

WITH A NEW AFTERWORD

Winner of the IACP Literary Food Writing Award and the Jane Grigson Award

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

Going beyond what we eat to consider how we eat it, Visser examines the origins, evolution and eccentricities of

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Review: The Rituals of Dinner

User Review  - Eddy Allen - Goodreads

With an acute eye and an irrepressible wit, Margaret Visser takes a fascinating look at the way we eat our meals. From the ancient Greeks to modern yuppies, from cannibalism and the taking of the ... Read full review

Review: The Rituals of Dinner

User Review  - Raymond Djaya - Goodreads

Everyone has rituals.. Everyone should be on manners, especially in the dining table :p Read full review

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Contents

BEHAVING
6
LEARNING TO BEHAVE
47
THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY
91
Copyright

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About the author (2008)

Margaret Visser is the author of three previous books: "Much Depends on Dinner", "Rituals of Dinner", & "The Way We Are". She lives in Barcelona.

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