Kitchen secrets : the meaning of cooking in everyday life /
Frances Short.
- Oxford : Berg, 2006.
- viii, 168 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text explores the thoughts, values and opinions of home cooks, their practices and experiences, and the skills and knowledge they use to prepare and provide food. It offers new ways of thinking about cooking, examining and often contesting commonly-held beliefs and theories about the role of practical cookery lessons.