Leisure and food at VDNKh. An architectural and gastronomic journey. 1939–1989
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Leisure and food at VDNKh. An architectural and gastronomic journey. 1939–1989
39.99 €
Before you is an extensive study of the history of Soviet catering and service culture on the example of trade pavilions, restaurants, cafes and canteens of the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition and the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy of the USSR.
Reading this book, you will make a fascinating architectural and gastronomic journey into the past, where you will get acquainted with the range and recipe of dishes that could taste the guests of the Exhibition, as well as with the work of cooks and waiters, considered a model of Soviet service. The author paid special attention to the integral part of the Exhibition's image - its architecture, the peculiarities of each pavilion or kiosk that housed restaurants, cafes, stores or snack bars. Since 1939, the Exhibition's catering company has been in charge of over 40 buildings, most of which are now recognized as architectural monuments and are protected by the state. The unique flavor of this publication is given by the memories of eyewitnesses about their visits to the Exhibition, as well as fragments of printed publications of that time. The text is accompanied by a large number of illustrations, including archive photographs and drawings. Many of these materials are published for the first time.
Reading this book, you will make a fascinating architectural and gastronomic journey into the past, where you will get acquainted with the range and recipe of dishes that could taste the guests of the Exhibition, as well as with the work of cooks and waiters, considered a model of Soviet service. The author paid special attention to the integral part of the Exhibition's image - its architecture, the peculiarities of each pavilion or kiosk that housed restaurants, cafes, stores or snack bars. Since 1939, the Exhibition's catering company has been in charge of over 40 buildings, most of which are now recognized as architectural monuments and are protected by the state. The unique flavor of this publication is given by the memories of eyewitnesses about their visits to the Exhibition, as well as fragments of printed publications of that time. The text is accompanied by a large number of illustrations, including archive photographs and drawings. Many of these materials are published for the first time.
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