Author : Daniel Isengart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781944853501
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (535 download)
Book Synopsis Queering the Kitchen by : Daniel Isengart
Download or read book Queering the Kitchen written by Daniel Isengart and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manifesto for reclaiming the lost history and influence of gay men in the culinary arts. Gay identity has long been openly linked to the decorative and performing arts--fashion, interior design, dance, opera, and theater. Isengart aims to add the kitchen to the list. Even though gay men widely populate America's food industries, their role and impact remain firmly in the closet. Queering The Kitchen is a grand coming-out. Gay men's history of culinary sophistication dates back to a time when socializing was safer behind closed doors--at home, the only place where they could be themselves and let their hair down, or wear that wig. Isengart explores these hidden histories and customs, while reminding us of gay lives only recently in the light--including Dean & Deluca, James Beard, Craig Clayborne, Graham Kerr and many others. With the rise of gay identity, Isengart charts a concurrent counter-swing with the rise of Emeril Live and other media phenomena, erasing a movement of culinary refinement and replacing it with a lowbrow circus for beginners. Sometimes brutal, other times nuanced, the history charted by Isengart extends to the macho bro-kitchens of Anthony Bourdain and the superior skills of many lesbian chefs. With Queering The Kitchen, Isengart offers a spirited and well-researched contribution to an ongoing conversation about gay men and America's food.