Description: Bedside Companion for Food Lovers : An Anthology of Food Delights for Every Night of the Year, Hardcover by Hunter, Jane McMorland, ISBN 1849947961, ISBN-13 9781849947961, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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 WolfThe joys of Caribbean cooking in Sam Selvon’s The Lonely LondonersLashings of ginger beer for Enid Blyton’s Famous Five and much, much more. Keep this delectabl 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!
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Book Title: Bedside Companion for Food Lovers : An Anthology of Mouthwatering Literary Morsels for Every Night of the Year
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Topic: Methods / General, History, Essays & Narratives
Item Height: 1.5 in
Publication Year: 2023
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Cooking
Item Weight: 40.5 Oz
Author: Jane Mcmorland Hunter
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
