Shields, David S.,  1951- <br/><br/>
The culinarians :  lives and careers from the first age of American fine dining / 
David S. Shields. 
 - xi, 564 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations, portraits ;  27 cm 
<br/><br/> "A biographical reference book about two hundred of the most influential cooks and restaurateurs from 1790 to 1919"--Publisher. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The first era, 1790 to 1835: the restaurant, the coffeehouse, and the oyster cellar -- The second era, 1835 to 1865: the great hotel, the saloon, and the black caterer -- The third era, 1865 to 1885: the French hegemony and the nationalist reaction -- The gilded age, 1885 to 1919: fame and the master chef. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226406893 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017028446 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cooks--United States--Biography.<br/>Restaurateurs--United States--Biography.<br/>Cooking--History.--United States<br/>Restaurants--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TX649.A1  / S54 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.5092