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Bibliography

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A. Beardsworth & T. Keil: Sociology on the menu. Routledge 1997.

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G. Brown, K. Hepner, A. Deegan: Introduction to the food and beverage service. Longman 1999.

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C. Catterall, editor: Food design and culture. Laurence King Publishing 1999.

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C. Chen and C. Vermaas: Mandarin to Mao. Eye 28 Volume 7, Summer 1998.

D. Christopher: British culture, an introduction. Routledge 1999.

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Websites:

www.epicurious.com

www.keynote.co.uk

www.kraft.com

www.leapingsalmon.com

www.thefoodsite.com

www.vlassic.com/swanson

Film:

Big Night directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci 1996.

Eat drink man woman directed by Ang Lee. Samuel Goldwyn Co. 1996.

Rocky Horror Picture Show directed by Richard O’Brien 1967.

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Illustrations

All illustrations, including text, are produced by the author unless otherwise specified.

Figure A: Types of communication.
1. Poem in traditional Chinese characters with English translation. C-L. Chen & C. Vermaas, p 10. Eye 28
2. Guitar exercise. F. Noad, p 79. Solo Guitar Playing.
3. Table d’hôte cover. G. Brown, K. Hepner & A. Deegan, p 33. Introduction to food and beverage service.

Figure B: Ready in 10:00 minutes.
Birds Eye, Traditional Roast Turkey Dinner.

Figure C: ‘Serve hot.’
A typeface based on the shapes of ready-made dinner trays.

Figure D: A framework of categories of grammar for the description of eating.
A visual interpretation of M. Halliday’s analogy of the daily menu with linguistic form.
M. Douglas, Implicit Meanings p 233, referring to M. Halliday, Categories of the theory of grammar p 277–9

Figure E: ‘Raw’ versus cooked.
Sainsbury’s, Taste the Difference Meat Lasagna.

Figure F: Territory/communal space.

Figure G: boundaries of intimacy.
Interpretation of an individual’s social universe; the different categories that their acquaintances fall into in terms of food intimacy.
After M. Douglas, Deciphering a meal p 237.

Figure H: Paxo means love.
Paxo for lamb, designed by WTS.

Figure I: Food symbolism.

Figure J: Structure of ready-dinners.

Figure K: Menu categories of ready-prepared dinners..
Visual interpretation of categories defined by A. Beardsworth & T. Keil, Sociology on the menu p 55 & 64.

Figure L: Convenience versus prestige food packaging.

Figure M: Loaded type.

Figure N: The spatial relationship between the food image and viewer.
Birds Eye, Traditional Roast Turkey Dinner.

Figure O: Food photography.

Spread from Red magazine, Tesco Finest beef & ale casserole.

Figure P: Serving suggestions.

Figure Q: Edible type.

I would like to thank Teal Triggs and Norman Hathaway. Patrick, Lisa, Rick and the rest of the class and special thanks to Sara and Pat. So, who’s booking the table?

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