附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword (Leith); Introduction (Sloan); The social construction of taste (Seymour); The postmodern palate: dining out in the individualized era (Sloan); Taste and space: eating out in the city today (Bell); Chic cuisine: the impact of fashion on food (Finkelstein); The shock of the new: a sociology of nouvelle cuisine (Wood); Contemporary lifestyles: the case of wine (Demossier); Shaping culinary taste: the influence of commercial operators(Brookes); Gender and culinary taste (Wood); Developing a taste for health (Fouilľ); My most memorable meal ever! Hospitality as an emotional experience (Lashley, Morrison, Randall); Index.
The social construction of taste / Diane Seymour -- The postmodern palate: dining out in the individualized era / Donald Sloan -- Taste and space: eating out in the city today / David Bell -- Chic cuisine: the impact of fashion on food / Joanne Finkelstein -- The shock of the new: a sociology of nouvelle cuisine / Roy C. Wood -- Contemporary lifestyles: the case of wine / Marion Demossier -- Shaping culinary taste: the influence of commercial operators (we are what we eat, or what we are persuaded to ear?) / Maureen Brookes -- Gender and culinary taste / Roy C. Wood -- Developing a taste for health / David Fouillé -- My most memorable meal ever! Hospitality as an emotional experience / Conrad Lashley, Alison Morrison and Sandie Randall.
摘要:Culinary Taste: Consumer Behaviour in the International Restaurant Sector looks at the factors that influence our culinary tastes and dining behaviour, illustrating how they can translate into successful business in industry. With a foreword from Prue Leith, restaurateur, author, teacher, and prolific cookery writer and novelist, and a list of well-known and respected international contributors from the UK, France, Australia and Hong Kong, this text discusses the issues involved from a multitude of angles. * Provides wide-ranging insight into the nature of culinary taste as expressed in commercial restaurant settings * Evaluates the influence on culinary taste of a variety of factors such as: social class, gender, health awareness, marketing and geography * Considers the importance of understanding these issues for business management and for success in the hospitality industry today.
