About the Author

LINDA CIVITELLO holds an MA in History from UCLA and a BA in English from Vassar. She has taught food history at Le Cordon Bleu and Art Institutes culinary schools, and has recorded an audio tour on food and art for the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The first edition of "Cuisine and Culture" won the 2003 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Culinary History Book in English, United States.