Bedside Companion for Food Lovers: An Anthology of Food Delights for Every Night of the Year - Hardcover
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:BatsfordISBN-13:9781849947961ISBN-10:1849947961UPC:9781849947961Book Category:Cooking, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Essays & Narratives, Subjects & ThemesSize:9.20 x 6.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:2.5Product ID:SC4NBDBJ1D
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 lover--and who isn't? You'll 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 1932's Futurist Cookbook. And, of course, Mrs. Beeton makes an appearance. Also on the menu are:
and much, much more. Keep this delectable book by your bedside and savor a whole world of delicious food writing every night of the year--and it also makes the perfect gift for the foodie in your life!
- Delicious baked apples in Jane Austen's Emma
- Ingenious wartime solutions in MFK Fisher's How to Cook a Wolf
- The joys of Caribbean cooking in Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners
- Lashings of ginger beer for Enid Blyton's 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 year--and it also makes the perfect gift for the foodie in your life!
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BatsfordISBN-13:9781849947961ISBN-10:1849947961UPC:9781849947961Book Category:Cooking, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Essays & Narratives, Subjects & ThemesSize:9.20 x 6.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:2.5Product ID:SC4NBDBJ1D
Jane McMorland Hunter is a passionate lover of the written word who works at Hatchards bookshop when not writing. She has written and edited several books, including Ode to London, Favourite Poems of England, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year, Friends: A Poem for Every Day of the Year, and A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year. She lives in London.
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