“Book Descriptions: In Cooking across the Ages, award-winning Professor Ken Albala of the University of the Pacific takes us on a fascinating international journey through civilizations across the ages—showing us who we were, how we lived, and why—through the lens of cooking. In 24 fascinating lectures, you will learn: - About the values and flavor preferences of ancient peoples, in addition to the labor that went into their daily tasks; - How regional foods in the Middle Ages reflected travel and trade among Mediterranean peoples; - How regional foods in the Renaissance reflected unique relationships between far-flung nations; - Who turned to cookbooks for medical and romantic advice and why; and - Why mid-century Americans idealized canned foods as the height of luxury.” DRIVE
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