97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement

Title: 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
Author: Jane Ziegelman
ISBN: 9780061288517
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Illustrated
Number of Pages: 253
Publisher Description: <p><strong>"Social history is, most elementally, food history. Jane Ziegelman had the great idea to zero in on one Lower East Side tenement building, and through it she has crafted a unique and aromatic narrative of New York's immigrant culture: with bread in the oven, steam rising from pots, and the family gathering round." -- Russell Shorto, author of <em>The Island at the Center of the World </em></strong></p><p><em>97 Orchard</em> is a richly detailed investigation of the lives and culinary habits--shopping, cooking, and eating--of five families of various ethnicities living at the turn of the twentieth century in one tenement on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. With 40 recipes included, <em>97 Orchard</em> is perfect for fans of Rachel Ray's <em>Hometown Eats</em>; anyone interested in the history of how immigrant food became American food; and "foodies" of every stripe.</p>