Bedside Companion for Food Lovers
An anthology of literary morsels for every night of the year
Bedside Companions
- Format: Innbundet
- Antall sider: 448
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- Serienavn: Bedside Companions
- EAN: 9781849947961
- Utgivelsesår: 2023
- Bidragsyter: McMorland Hunter, Jane
339,-
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:
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