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| A Chicago Tradition: Marshall Field's Food And Fashion (Chicago Cultural Center Foundation) | 
 enlarge | Author: Joan Greene
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 351149
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 63
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0764933205
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780764933202
ASIN: 0764933205
Publication Date: September 30, 2005
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Condition: A gift. Barely thumbed through the pages...
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Book Description
A Chicago Tradition: Marshall Field's Food and Fashion explores a retail icon's gustatory and fashion sense. How the original tearoom came about; how and why Mrs. Hering, a millinery salesclerk, got a menu item named after her; and just what makes Frango Mints so special are explained. Five of Field's all-time favorite recipes are shared with the reader; gorgeous photographs give us a glimpse of dining in days gone by. Also discussed and illustrated are some unique fashion firsts from Field's: first bridal registry, first men's store, first boutique. Take an intimate tour of one of the few remaining department stores totally devoted to quality and the customer, and sample a bit of Chicago history along the way.
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 Nice book but it left me wanting more, too skimpy. September 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First of all the format is way, way too small, what was there was nice but I wanted to see more of everything, more recipes, more historical photos, more contemporary photos of the interiors, some advertising and graphic design would have been nice, I came away unsatisfied. Perhaps the author didn't have access to alot of the archival materials since it was going to be sold off to FDS. BOO!
 A Chicago Treasure March 7, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book not only has recipes from Marshall Field's Restaurants, but also beautiful pictures and a history of the store itself. I was very pleased with this book, I bought three of them, one for myself and one for each of my daughters as a remembrance of all the wonderful times we've spent at Marshall Field's. We all intend to make the recipe for the Walnut Room's famous Chicken Pot Pie!
ENCHANTING !! WORTH MANY MORE READS! December 1, 2005
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is the one of the neatest little books on Chicago that I have ever seen. Recently, I was on a business trip to the windy city and purchased two little books by Joan Greene that were done as a series for the Chicago Cultural Center Foundation.
The one on Marshall Field's is great -- wonderful photos -- old and new and a good tribute to a Chicago institution that will be changing it's name next year. Growing up near Chicago, Marshall Field's Walnut Room Restaurant was always a treat at Christmas time and I love that the books has several recipes included. What I did not know and the book talks about is the number of retail first that began at Marshall Field's. If you like shopping or history or Chicago, this little easy-read is a must. I am ordering one for my sister to enjoy over Christmas.
P. S. The Chicken Potpie recipe from Field's is included. I remember my mother ordering that when I was a child. The book made me want to stop by Field's for a meal the next time I am in town.
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