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Jim Chevallier
Jim Chevallier is a food historian who has been cited in "The New Yorker", "The Smithsonian" and the French newspapers "Liberation" and "Le Figaro", among other publications. CHOIC...view moreJim Chevallier is a food historian who has been cited in "The New Yorker", "The Smithsonian" and the French newspapers "Liberation" and "Le Figaro", among other publications. CHOICE has named his "A History of the Food of Paris: From Roast Mammoth to Steak Frites" an Outstanding Academic Title for 2019. His most recent work is "Before the Baguette: The History of French Bread".
He began food history with an essay on breakfast in 18th century France (in Wagner and Hassan's "Consuming Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century") in addition to researching and translating several historical works of his own.
He has been both a performer and a researcher, having worked as a radio announcer (WCAS, WBUR and WBZ-FM), acted (on NBC's "Passions", and numerous smaller projects). It was as an actor that he began to write monologues for use by others, resulting in his first collection, "The Monologue Bin". This has been followed by several others over the years.view less
Books by Jim Chevallier
Before the Baguette: The History of French Bread Thirty Monologues for Teens Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Suicide Monologues for Actors and Others Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMonologues for Teens and Twenties (2nd edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Monologue Bin Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Feasting with the Franks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAugust Zang and the French Croissant: How Viennoiserie Came to France Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBULLIES: Monologues on Bullying For Teens and Adults Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAbout the Baguette: Exploring the Origin of a French National Icon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beer, Cider and Spirits in Old Regime France Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Paris Poems Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5