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"What do the fashionable food hot spots of Cape Town, Mumbai, Copenhagen, Rio de Janeiro, and Tel Aviv have in common? Despite all their differences, consumers in each major city are drawn to a similar atmosphere: rough wooden tables in postindustrial interiors lit by edison bulbs. There, they enjoy single-origin coffee, kombucha, and artisanal bread. This is 'Global Brooklyn,' a new transnational aesthetic regime of urban consumption. It may look shabby and improvised, but it is all carefully designed. It may romance the analog, but is made to be Instagrammed. It often references the New…

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  • Other · English · 2021
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 240 pages · 9781350144460
  • Other · English · 2021
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 240 pages · 9781350144477
Manners and customsFood habitsSocial aspectsFood industry and tradeSocial life and customsHabitudes alimentairesAspect socialFood & society