Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat

Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat

Technology in the kitchen does not just mean the Pacojets and sous-vide of the modernist kitchen. It can also mean the humbler tools of everyday cooking and eating: a wooden spoon and a skillet, chops…

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