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Gary Alan Fine
Kitchens
The Culture of Restaurant Work
$22.95, £16.50 paperback
978-0-520-25792-4
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328 pages, 6 x 9 inches,
December 2008, Available worldwide
Categories: Sociology; American Studies; Popular Culture; Social Theory
December 2008, Available worldwide
Categories: Sociology; American Studies; Popular Culture; Social Theory
"A thorough examination."—Los Angeles Reader
"A solid, sensible ethnographic study, carefully researched and elegantly presented."—Washington City Paper
"A solid, sensible ethnographic study, carefully researched and elegantly presented."—Washington City Paper
Kitchens takes us into the robust, overheated, backstage world of the contemporary restaurant. In this rich, often surprising portrait of the real lives of kitchen workers, Gary Alan Fine brings their experiences, challenges, and satisfactions to colorful life. A new preface updates this riveting exploration of how restaurants actually work, both individually and as part of a larger culinary culture.