Overview

Culinary Taste: Consumer Behaviour in the International Restaurant Sector looks at the factors that influence our culinary tastes and dining behaviour, illustrating how they can translate into successful business in industry. With a foreword from Prue Leith, restaurateur, author, teacher, and prolific cookery writer and novelist, and a list of well-known and respected international contributors from the UK, France, Australia and Hong Kong, this text discusses the issues involved from a multitude of angles.

Full Product Details

Author:   Donald Sloan ,  Prue Leith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780750657679

ISBN 10:   0750657677
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   04 November 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Foreword (Leith); Introduction (Sloan); The social construction of taste (Seymour); The postmodern palate: dining out in the individualized era (Sloan); Taste and space: eating out in the city today (Bell); Chic cuisine: the impact of fashion on food (Finkelstein); The shock of the new: a sociology of nouvelle cuisine (Wood); Contemporary lifestyles: the case of wine (Demossier); Shaping culinary taste: the influence of commercial operators(Brookes); Gender and culinary taste (Wood); Developing a taste for health (Fouillé); My most memorable meal ever! Hospitality as an emotional experience (Lashley, Morrison, Randall); Index

Reviews

"""This fascinating text provides an insight into our food choices and our dining behaviour. It is an excellent read for those like me who work in the restaurant sector, or for anyone with a passion for food and wine. I warmly recommend it."" Raymond Blanc"

This fascinating text provides an insight into our food choices and our dining behaviour. It is an excellent read for those like me who work in the restaurant sector, or for anyone with a passion for food and wine. I warmly recommend it. Raymond Blanc

Author Information

Donald Sloan

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions