Plates Before Cutlery
Plates Before Cutlery offers a fascinating exploration of how dining customs have evolved, revealing that our table manners and tools reflect much more than just a way to eat. The book argues that shifts in dining practices, from communal eating with hands to individual plates and cutlery, mirror broader social, technological, and philosophical changes. Intriguingly, the fork, initially viewed wit...
Plates Before Cutlery offers a fascinating exploration of how dining customs have evolved, revealing that our table manners and tools reflect much more than just a way to eat. The book argues that shifts in dining practices, from communal eating with hands to individual plates and cutlery, mirror broader social, technological, and philosophical changes. Intriguingly, the fork, initially viewed wit...
