Early period (1945-1962). Stirrings : radio, home economists, and James Beard ; La Cuisine and canned soup : Dione Lucas vs. convenience
Middle period (1963-1992). Julia Child and revolution in the kitchen ; The Me-decade and the Galloping Gourmet ; Cultural capital and the Frugal Gourmet
Modern period (1993-present). A network of its own ; Good television ; "Democratainment" : gender, class, and the Rachel-Martha continuum ; Evolution : how did we get here and what's on next?
