Search Results for coffee - Narrowed by: Food -- Miscellanea.SirsiDynix Enterprisehttps://wait.sdp.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_US/WAILRC/WAILRC/qu$003dcoffee$0026qf$003dSUBJECT$002509Subject$002509Food$002b--$002bMiscellanea.$002509Food$002b--$002bMiscellanea.$0026ps$003d300?dt=list2024-05-15T14:50:26ZWhat Caesar did for my salad : the curious stories behind our favorite foods / Jack Albert.ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:1247212024-05-15T14:50:26Z2024-05-15T14:50:26Zby Jack, Albert.<br/>Call Number 641.3 JAC<br/>Publication Date 2011 2010<br/>Summary Did you know... -the term "hot dog" is believed to have been coined during a baseball game between the Yankees and the Giants in 1901? -calzones get their name from their less-than-glamorous looks: "calzone" means "trouser leg" or "drooping sack" in Italian? -the word "salary" comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? -shrimp cocktail became popular in the 1920s as a safe way of "having a cocktail" during Prohibition? -the Cobb salad was invented by Robert H. Cobb-founder of the Brown Derby restaurant chains-who threw the salad together for Sidney Grauman-owner of the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood-as a midnight snack based on ingredients in his refrigerator? In "What Caesar Did For My Salad," historian Albert Jack offers a fascinating look at the unexpected stories, creators, and bizarre origins behind the world's most beloved dishes. Who was Margherita, for instance, and why was the world's most famous pizza named after her? Why do we call our favorite kinds of coffee espresso or cappuccino? Did medieval Turkish soldiers really invent the kebab by threading bits of meat on to their swords and balancing them on top of their campfires? What exactly does horseradish sauce have to do with our equine friends?<br/>Format: Books<br/>Taste : the infographic book of food / Laura Rowe.ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:1579272024-05-15T14:50:26Z2024-05-15T14:50:26Zby Rowe, Laura, author.<br/>Call Number 641.3 ROW<br/>Publication Date 2015<br/>Summary Food sustains life. Since the beginning of time, it has underpinned our existence. Every day, in every country around the world, it continues to do so. While once food comprised the humble gatherings of hunters in caves, today it has been elevated to an obsession, loathed and adored, craved and crammed in equal measure. Some people eat to live, others live to eat. In an age where we consume up to 285 pieces of content just via social media on a daily basis, information needs to be easily accessible, quick to the point and captivating. This is the age of the infographic, where statistics, facts and knowledge are made easily available and understandable. Taste will explore the complex, colourful and at times controversial world of food, through a collection of thought-provoking, stimulating and beautifully-crafted infographics. Accessible and authoritative, it will cover everything you need to know about food a from its origins to its consumption, weird and wonderful traditions, mealtimes and trends as well as startling, challenging and unusual facts.<br/>Format: Books<br/>