Background
Muscatine, Doris was born on January 14, 1926 in New York City. Daughter of Joseph F. and Lillian Charm Corn.
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In 1958, Doris Muscatine’s husband, a medieval scholar, got a Fulbright for a year of research in Italy. They lived in Rome and almost immediately became hopeless Italophiles. The Vinegar of Spilamberto is the enchanting story of their experiences. The couple returned often, staying in various apartmentsa house in Venice, a medieval tower in Tuscany, and a villa on the Appia Antica with its own catacombs. From such small places as Populonia and Rovescala to bigger ones like Riace and Dozza, the family immersed themselves in the Italy off the typical tourist tracks. Muscatine describes the extreme cultural differences everywhere, but most notable in Sicily, and delights in various foodsincluding Il Ranocchio, dall’antipasto al dolce (The Frog, from antipasto to dessert)and the wines that went with them. Chapters are devoted to the Italian appreciation of slow food and of special products such as truffles and balsamic vinegar.
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In this monumental work that took ten years to research and write, Doris Muscatine provides an all-encompassing social history of the city, beginning with the Indians who first settled in the area and ending with the famous earthquake of 1906. Along the way, people of all races, nationalities and faiths poured in and turned their new home into both crucible and melting pot. Whaling, the fur trade, ranching; the Gold Rush, the forty-niners and how they got to California; popular entertainment, the arts business and the professions; hotels, restaurants, private clubs; fire companies and vigilantes; silver and railroads; architecture and geography; religion and education. No subject has been too large or too small to be included. What emerges is indeed "The Biography of a City". And just as interesting as the topics covered are the personalities involved. Here are the originals whose names are now household worlds in San Francisco; Stanford and Sutro, Crocker and Magnin, Geary and Leavenworth. Some of the people, such as silver king John W. Mackay and his social-climbing family, received international attention. William C. Ralston, the banker who tried to turn San Francisco into a personal empire, remains well known to students of American history. Eliza Wychie Hitchcock, the unconventional sweetheart of Engine Company Number Five, or the infamous Mammy Pleasant, with her secret hold on the leading members of the community, could have occurred nowhere else. Fact or anecdote, the notorious and the celebrated, all are in this book to provide both entertainment and edification.
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Muscatine, Doris was born on January 14, 1926 in New York City. Daughter of Joseph F. and Lillian Charm Corn.
Bachelor, Bennington College, Vermont, 1946.
Host 10-part radio series KPFA, Berkeley, California, 1964. Consultant KOCE-television, San Francisco, 1981—1982.
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( In 1958, Doris Muscatine’s husband, a medieval scholar,...)
Member Museum Modern Art, San Francisco, New York City, Palace of Legion of Honor Museum, De Young Museum. Member council, board University California Art Museum. Appointed member Democratic State Central Committee, Fresno, California, 1948—1949.
Chairman Bennington College Alumni Association, San Francisco, 1981—1983. Member of American Institute Wine and Food (Literature and Journalism award 1991), San Francisco Professional Food Society, Authors Guild, San Francisco Opera Guild.
Married Charles Muscatine, July 21, 1945. Children: Jeffrey, Lissa Muscatine Graham.