186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
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Along with basic practical reasons, our practices concerning food and drink are driven by context and environment, belief and convention, aspiration and desire to display - in short, by culture. Similarly, culture guides how tourism is used and operates. This book examines food and drink tourism, as it is now and is likely to develop, through a cultural 'lens'. It asks: what is food and drink... Read more
Contents: Food and drink, from past to present; Food and drink become a leisure destination; Food for thought and visit; Ripe time for providers; Initiative and opinion; Production and display centres and venues; Outlets and markets; Accommodation; Feeding and drinking; Special events and devices, and resources for education; The wine dimension; From among the Cornucopia; The crop now, and for sowing in future; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Priscilla Boniface
'This book will be of interest not only to those concerned with the development of food and drink tourism in the UK and the future of the countryside but also to those with an interest in contemporary urban and popular culture. This work compliments existing texts and will carve its own distinctive niche as a reference work.' Dr. C. Michael Hall, University of Otago, New Zealand '...the book does cover a lot of ground and it does contribute to our thinking about food and drink because it is so full of different ideas and perspectives.' Tourism Recreation Research
