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The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice
Authored by Michael Krondl
Narrated by Todd McLaren
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
In this engaging, anecdotal history of food, world conquest, and desire, a chef-turned-journalist tells the story of three legendary cities-Venice, Lisbon, and Amsterdam-that transformed the globe in the quest for spice. Written in a colorful style that will appeal to fans of Mark Kurlansky and Michael Pollan, this ambitious yet accessible book travels effortlessly from the Crusades to the present day. Michael Krondl explains that it was the desire for spices that got international trade up and running on a scale that had never occurred prior to that time. This explosive growth of the spice trade led to the successive rise-and fall-of Venice, Lisbon, and Amsterdam. Krondl, a gifted food writer, travels to each of these great cities and begins his visit with a great meal. Gradually, he merges the menu he’s enjoying with the city’s colorful past, and readers are off on a gastronomical tour that teaches them not only about food and spice but also about history and commerce.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chef and food writer Michael Krondl is the author of The Great Little Pumpkin Cookbook and Around the American Table.
Todd McLaren was involved in radio for more than twenty years in cities on both coasts. He left broadcasting for a full-time career in voice-overs, where he has been heard on more than 5,000 TV and radio commercials, as well as TV promos, narrations for documentaries on such networks as A&E and the History Channel, and films.
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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS
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Language: English
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Published on: November 13, 2007
ISBN: 9781400175451
Duration: 10 hr, 35 min
Genres: Cooking / General, Cooking / History, Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / European, Cooking / Specific Ingredients / Herbs, Spices, Condiments, History / Civilization, History / Europe / Eastern, History / Europe / General, History / General