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Bedside Companion for Food Lovers: An Anthology of Food Delights for Every Night of the Year

Bedside Companion for Food Lovers: An Anthology of Food Delights for Every Night of the Year

Hardcover

Food Writing

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ISBN10: 1849947961
ISBN13: 9781849947961
Publisher: Batsford Books
Published: Oct 24 2023
Pages: 384
Weight: 2.50
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
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:

  • 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

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