cover image Savoring the Past: The French Kitchen and Table from 1300 to 1789

Savoring the Past: The French Kitchen and Table from 1300 to 1789

Barbara Ketcham Wheaton. Touchstone Books, $23.95 (368pp) ISBN 978-0-684-81857-3

A history of the culinary arts in France, discussing such topics as the development of haute cuisine and the growth of cooking as a profession. (Mar.)