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A Feast of Freedom

Tasty Tidbits from City Tavern

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By Walter Staib

By Jennifer Fox

Illustrated by Fernando Juarez

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Next to the Liberty Bell and the Rocky Statue, the City Tavern is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Philadelphia. This informative picture book, told from the point of view of a mischievous mouse, is designed to allow readers a behind-the-scene-look at the history surrounding this important American landmark.

Readers will get a glimpse of what it was like to go out to dinner in the 18th century, when meals included dancing, merriment, and twenty different dishes! From the celebration of the first official Independence Day to the post-Constitutional Convention, the Tavern has hosted of many of America’s biggest celebrations. Over the centuries many famous diners have had a meal at City Tavern including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and various other political leaders.

A recipe for the Tavern’s authentic corn bread, as well as a timeline of the important events surrounding the City Tavern’s rich past are included.

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On Sale
May 11, 2010
Page Count
48 pages
Publisher
Running Press Kids
ISBN-13
9780762435982

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Walter Staib

About the Author

Walter Staib is the chef and James Beard-nominated owner of the historic City Tavern restaurant in Philadelphia. Chef Staib has prior worked at such top European dining spots as Hotel Post, a historic five-star hotel in Germany’s Black Forest region, and the Chessery in Switzerland, one of Europe’s premier resorts. He is the host and chef behind the Emmy Award-winning PBS television series A Taste of History and has appeared on the Today show, 60 Minutes, Iron Chef, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, and others. He is the author of several books about American cooking and baking, and has a passion for historic American cuisine, for which he is determined to share with home cooks everywhere.

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Jennifer Fox

About the Author

Jennifer Fox has worked as a children’s book editor and writer since 1998. She has adapted and ghostwritten more than eighty books for children in a range of formats and series, including Spirit Riding Free, My Little Pony, and Teen Titans Go!. Her passion is creating books with a humorous, quirky bent that often celebrate introverts and underdogs. She loves to read graphic novels and nonfiction-including history, biographies, and science-and can recite the preamble to the Constitution by heart. Jennifer lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.

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