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:
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Delicious baked apples in Jane Austen's Emma
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Ingenious wartime solutions in MFK Fisher's How to Cook a Wolf
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The joys of Caribbean cooking in Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners
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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!
