Balzac's Omelette
A Delicious Tour of French Food and Culture with Honoré de Balzac
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Anka Muhlstein
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“Tell me where you eat, what you eat, and at what time you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” This is the motto of Anka Muhlstein’s erudite and witty audiobook about the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honore de Balzac’s The Human Comedy.
Balzac uses them as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing more suggestively than money, appearances, and other more conventional trappings. Full of surprises and insights, Balzac’s Omelet invites you to taste anew Balzac’s genius as a writer and his deep understanding of the human condition, its ambitions, its flaws, and its cravings.
©2010 Anka Muhlstein. Originally published in French as Garçon, un cent d’huîtres, Balzac et la Table by Odile Jacob in 2010. Published by agreement with Arche Literatur Verlag AG. Translation copyright 2011 Adriana Hunter (P)2014 Audible, Inc.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coincidentally, the iconic culinary figures James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Richard Olney, Simone Beck, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. They cooked and ate, talked and argued, about the future of food in America, the meaning of taste, and the limits of snobbery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb Narration, Engrossing Tale
- De Robert R. en 10-22-13
De: Luke Barr
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Ritz and Escoffier
- The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
- De: Luke Barr
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 328
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 325
In early August 1889, César Ritz, a Swiss hotelier highly regarded for his exquisite taste, found himself at the Savoy Hotel in London. He had come at the request of Richard D'Oyly Carte, the financier of Gilbert & Sullivan's comic operas, who had modernized theater and was now looking to create the world's best hotel. D'Oyly Carte soon seduced Ritz to move to London with his team, which included Auguste Escoffier, the chef de cuisine known for his elevated, original dishes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like Cesar Ritz, a real dandy
- De BenYL en 04-24-18
De: Luke Barr
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Chop Suey
- A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States
- De: Andrew Coe
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 49
In 1784, passengers on the ship Empress of China became the first Americans to land in China and the first to eat Chinese food. Today there are over 40,000 Chinese restaurants across the United States - by far the most plentiful among all our ethnic eateries. Now, in Chop Suey, Andrew Coe provides the authoritative history of the American infatuation with Chinese food, telling its fascinating story for the first time.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Wanted to like this
- De Irene en 02-13-21
De: Andrew Coe
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Ferran
- The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food
- De: Colman Andrews
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 146
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
In his lively, unprecedented close-up portrait of Ferran Adrià, award-winning food writer Colman Andrews traces this groundbreaking chef’s rise from resort hotel dishwasher to culinary deity, and the evolution of El Bulli from a German-owned beach bar into the establishment voted annually by an international jury to be “the world’s best restaurant”.
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5 out of 5 stars
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recasting needed
- De Marco I en 09-09-18
De: Colman Andrews
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The President’s Kitchen Cabinet
- The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas
- De: Adrian Miller
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 9 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
James Beard award - winning author Adrian Miller vividly tells the stories of the African Americans who worked in the presidential food service as chefs, personal cooks, butlers, stewards, and servers for every First Family since George and Martha Washington. Miller brings together the names and words of more than 150 black men and women who played remarkable roles in unforgettable events in the nation's history.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De TS en 08-17-21
De: Adrian Miller
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If Walls Could Talk
- An Intimate History of the Home
- De: Lucy Worsley
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 432
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 380
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 379
Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two "dirty centuries?" Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did rich people fear fruit?In her brilliantly and creatively researched book, Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Compelling.
- De Kirsten en 06-05-12
De: Lucy Worsley
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The Devil in the Kitchen
- Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef
- De: Marco Pierre White, James Steen
- Narrado por: Timothy Bentinck
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,407
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,226
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,223
In The Devil in the Kitchen, White tells the story behind his ascent from working-class roots to culinary greatness, leaving no dish unserved as he relays raucous and revealing tales featuring some of the biggest names in the food world and beyond, including: Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Albert Roux, Raymond Blanc, Michael Caine, Damien Hirst, and even Prince Charles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A chef / restaurateur must.
- De Brandon en 07-18-16
De: Marco Pierre White, y otros
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
- Reflections on Then and Now
- De: Peter Mayle
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 4 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 230
A celebration of 25 years of Provençal living - of lessons learned and changes observed - with his final book, Peter Mayle has crafted a lasting love letter to his adopted home, marked by his signature warmth, wit, and humor.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The narrator ruins it for me.
- De Flossiesmommy en 07-05-18
De: Peter Mayle
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Breakfast in Burgundy
- A Hungry Irishman in the Belly of France
- De: Raymond Blake
- Narrado por: John Keating
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 79
Laced with compelling writing about French food and its ways, Breakfast in Burgundy is part travel memoir, part foodie detective story, and part love song to Raymond's adopted home. This audiobook tells the story of the Blake's decision to buy a house in Burgundy. Raymond describes the moments of despair such as the water leak that cost a fortune and the fantastic times too. Blake has admitted to being fascinated by flavor and how it is created."
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5 out of 5 stars
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surprisingly lulz and interesting
- De Amazon Customer en 12-02-21
De: Raymond Blake
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Servants
- A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times
- De: Lucy Lethbridge
- Narrado por: Helen Stern
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 142
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 133
From the immense staff running a lavish Edwardian estate and the lonely maid-of-all-work cooking in a cramped middle-class house to the poor child doing chores in a slightly less poor household, servants were essential to the British way of life. They were hired not only for their skills but also to demonstrate the social standing of their employers - even as they were required to tread softly and blend into the background. More than simply the laboring class serving the upper crust - as popular culture would have us believe - they were a diverse group that shaped and witnessed major changes in the modern home, family, and social order.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but gaps in info, narration difficult
- De redsrule1 en 01-11-15
De: Lucy Lethbridge
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Ten Restaurants That Changed America
- De: Paul Freedman
- Narrado por: Keith Szarabajka
- Duración: 13 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 312
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 271
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 268
Ten Restaurants That Changed America reveals how the history of our restaurants reflects nothing less than the history of America itself. Whether charting the rise of our love affair with Chinese food through San Francisco's the Mandarin, evoking the richness of Italian food through Mamma Leone's, or chronicling French haute cuisine through Henri Soulé's Le Pavillon, Paul Freedman uses each restaurant to tell a story of race and class, immigration and assimilation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worthwhile listen, cringe-worthy pronunciations
- De Tag Christof en 09-01-20
De: Paul Freedman
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Rice, Noodle, Fish
- Deep Travels Through Japan's Food Culture (Roads & Kingdoms Presents, Book 1)
- De: Matt Goulding
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 7 h y 49 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 49
An innovative new take on the travel guide, Rice, Noodle, Fish decodes Japan's extraordinary food culture through a mix of in-depth narrative and insider advice. In this 5,000-mile journey through the noodle shops, tempura temples, and teahouses of Japan, Matt Goulding, cocreator of the enormously popular Eat This, Not That! book series, navigates the intersection between food, history, and culture, creating one of the most ambitious and complete books ever written about Japanese culinary culture from the Western perspective.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Starts strong tapers off
- De Craig Bryan en 01-02-21
De: Matt Goulding
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Super Sushi Ramen Express
- One Family's Journey Through the Belly of Japan
- De: Michael Booth
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 10 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70
Japan is arguably the preeminent food nation on earth, a Mecca for the world's greatest chefs, with more Michelin stars than any other country. The Japanese go to extraordinary lengths and expense to eat food that is marked both by its exquisite preparation and exotic content. Their creativity, dedication, and courage in the face of dishes such as cod sperm and octopus ice cream is only now beginning to be fully appreciated in the sushi and ramen-saturated West.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting material that's well-narrated
- De John S. en 11-09-16
De: Michael Booth
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The Housekeeper's Tale
- The Women Who Really Ran the English Country House
- De: Tessa Boase
- Narrado por: Tessa Boase
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 239
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 214
The Housekeeper's Tale reveals the personal sacrifices, bitter disputes and driving ambition that shaped these women's careers. Using secret diaries, unpublished letters, and the neglected service archives of our stately homes, Tessa Boase tells the extraordinary stories of five working women who ran some of Britain's most prominent households.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Utterly intriguing
- De Pamela Jane en 09-14-17
De: Tessa Boase
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Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll
- How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession
- De: Andrew Friedman
- Narrado por: Roger Wayne
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 132
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 130
Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll transports listeners back in time to witness the remarkable evolution of the American restaurant chef in the 1970s and 1980s. Andrew Friedman goes inside Chez Panisse and other Bay Area restaurants to show how the politically charged backdrop of Berkeley helped spark this new profession; into the historically underrated community of Los Angeles chefs, including a young Wolfgang Puck; and into the clash of cultures between established French chefs in New York City and the American game changers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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the reader makes the audiobook - unfortunately
- De Lawrie Thicke en 04-20-19
De: Andrew Friedman
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Bonjour, Happiness!
- Secrets to Finding Your Joie de Vivre
- De: Jamie Cat Callan
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 61
As a young girl, Jamie Cat Callan was fascinated by her French grandmother. Though she had little money, Jamie's grand-mère ate well, dressed well, and took joy in simple, everyday pleasures. As Jamie journeyed through France as an adult, she gained more insight into the differences between French and American women. French women - whether doctors, shop owners, or housewives - don't worry about being thin enough, young enough, or accomplished enough.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a delight
- De Jan Kovac en 02-28-16
De: Jamie Cat Callan
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Servants' Hall
- A Real Life Upstairs, Downstairs Romance
- De: Margaret Powell
- Narrado por: Susan Lyons
- Duración: 7 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 308
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 271
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 274
Margaret Powell's Below Stairs became a sensation among listeners reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of Masterpiece Theatre's hit television series Downton Abbey. Now in the sequel Servants' Hall, Powell tells the true story of Rose, the under-parlourmaid to the Wardham Family at Redlands, who took a shocking step: She eloped with the family's only son, Mr. Gerald.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Memoir of a Bygone Era
- De Michelle N. Lynch en 04-08-15
De: Margaret Powell