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Cuisine is a Dialect: A Leisurely Stroll through the Edible History of Provincetown

An entertaining walking tour of Provincetown, Massachusetts, explores the town’s cultural and historical journey – past and present – as told through its foodways, traditions and cuisine. The book is sprinkled with snippets of illustrations by the author and local artists, as well as prose, poetry and lyrics by favorite Provincetown writers, artists, musicians. Delectable!

Where to buy the book: ISBN 978-1-7376125-0-6, 216 pages, tradepaper $19.99.

Within the US, please consider ordering from your local bookstore, or one of these independent bookstores:
East End Book, Provincetown, MA
Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, VT

To order online, please go to bookshop.org and order directly or via your favorite bookstore within Bookshop.

For customers outside the US, you can order the book yourself online at bookshop.org
or you can order from a bookseller near you.

Meet the Author

Odale Cress has worked her way around the world for decades, doing odd jobs and learning languages, including the language of food and foodways. Her MA, acquired later in life, is centered on Culinary Anthropology.

This book grew out of her thesis, “Food is a Language; Cuisine is a Dialect.”

contact the author: email address hello@dialectpress.com

Portrait of the author by Provincetown artist, Mark Adams.