Charlottesville Food:: A History of Eating Local in Jefferson's City (American Palate)

From The Early Days Of Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book At Monticello To The Hustle And Bustle Of The Modern City Market On Water Street, Charlottesville Has An Illustrious Culinary History. The City's Cuisine Is Characterized By A Delight In Locally Raised Ingredients. The Locavore Mentality Appears At All Levels Of Charlottesville's Food Industry, Including The Nationally Acknowledged Methods Of Joel Salatin's Polyface Farms, The Sourcing Of Local Pork For Chipotle's Charlottesville Location And The Accessibility Of Regional Ingredients Everywhere From Whole Foods Market To Online Favorite Relay Foods. Author And Food Enthusiast Casey Ireland Explores How Charlottesville's Residents Have Created A Food Culture That Is All Their Own-- A History Of Food Culture Past And Present In Charlottesville, Va-- Monticello And Thomas Jefferson : The Origin Of (heirloom) Species -- Outstanding In Their Field : Farming's New Wave -- Food Hubs : Getting Regional Ingredients To The Home Cook -- Charlottesville Dining : How Lowbrow Sustenance Becomes Highbrow Meals (or Vice Versa) -- Virginia Vinoculture And Breweries. Casey Ireland. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 105-110). "From the early days of Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book at Monticello to the hustle and bustle of the modern City Market on Water Street, Charlottesville has an illustrious culinary history. The city's cuisine is characterized by a delight in locally raised ingredients. The locavore mentality appears at all levels of Charlottesville's food industry, including the nationally acknowledged methods of Joel Salatin's Polyface Farms, the sourcing of local pork for Chipotle's Charlottesville location and the accessibility of regional ingredients everywhere from Whole Foods Market to online favorite Relay Foods. Author and food enthusiast Casey Ireland explores how Charlottesville's residents have created a food culture that is all their own"-- Provided by publisher

From the early days of Thomas Jefferson's "Garden Book" at Monticello to the hustle and bustle of the modern City Market on Water Street, Charlottesville has an illustrious culinary history. The city's cuisine is characterized by a delight in locally raised ingredients. The locavore mentality appears at all levels of Charlottesville's food industry, including the nationally acknowledged methods of Joel Salatin's Polyface Farms, the sourcing of local pork for Chipotle's Charlottesville location and the accessibility of regional ingredients everywhere from Whole Foods Market to online favorite Relay Foods. Author and food enthusiast Casey Ireland explores how Charlottesville's residents have created a food culture that is all their own..

"A history of food culture past and present in Charlottesville, VA"-- Provided by publisher