美国菜单设计 Menu Design in America TASCHEN出版图书馆系列

《美国菜单设计》是一部展示这门平面艺术最佳示例的汇编。这本插图色彩鲜艳的小巧书籍不仅汇集了一系列不同凡响的短期纸制美术品，还能作为一部关于美国餐厅和外出就餐的历史。本书对菜单的封面和内部都作了介绍，呈现了一场美食之旅，并就一百多年的外出用餐历史发表了深刻见解。书中的每一件菜单作品都配有平面设计师Steven Heller撰写的一篇关于菜单设计历史的介绍和烹饪历史学家John Mariani撰写的加长版说明。完善这本纲要的餐厅的各种照片将吸引任何喜欢外出用餐和对菜单的平面历史与美食历史感兴趣的人。Menu Design is an omnibus showcasing the best examples of this graphic art. Illustrated in vibrant color, this compact volume not only gathers an extraordinary collection of paper ephemera but serves as a history of restaurants and dining out in America. Featuring both covers and interiors, the menus offer an epicurean tour and insight to more than a hundred years of dining out. An introduction on the history of menu design by graphic design writer Steven Heller and extended captions by culinary historian John Mariani accompany each piece throughout the book. Various photographs of restaurants round out this compendium that will appeal to anyone who enjoys dining out and its graphic and gastronomic history.