Description
A mouthwatering anthology of food in literature, encompassing fiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry, and even a smattering of recipes, with one piquant extract for every night of the year.
This absorbing book is a literary feast for every food loverand who isnt?
Youll discover a wealth of foodie extracts from around the world and throughout the centuries, from marchpane and posset in Shakespeare to Nigella Lawson on how much cheese to buy for a dinner party. It includes literary greats like Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Maya Angelou; stellar food writers such as Elizabeth David, Madhur Jaffrey, and Anthony Bourdain; and some intriguing curiosities such as the surreal recipes in 1932s Futurist Cookbook. And, of course, Mrs. Beeton makes an appearance. Also on the menu are:
Delicious baked apples in Jane Austens Emma
Ingenious wartime solutions in MFK Fishers How to Cook a Wolf
The joys of Caribbean cooking in Sam Selvons The Lonely Londoners
Lashings of ginger beer for Enid Blytons Famous Five
and much, much more. Keep this delectable book by your bedside and savor a whole world of delicious food writing every night of the yearand it also makes the perfect gift for the foodie in your life!
Author: Jane McMorland Hunter
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Batsford
Published: 10/24/2023
Pages: 384
Weight: 2.5lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781849947961
Language: English
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