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 loverand who isnt?
Youll 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 1932s
Futurist Cookbook. And, of course, Mrs. Beeton makes an appearance. Also on the menu are:
- Delicious baked apples in Jane Austens Emma
- Ingenious wartime solutions in MFK Fishers How to Cook a Wolf
- The joys of Caribbean cooking in Sam Selvons The Lonely Londoners
- Lashings of ginger beer for Enid Blytons 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 yearand it also makes the perfect gift for the foodie in your life!
Recenzijos
Delicious * Red * An abundance of beautiful, witty, fun, and eloquent writing ensures the Bedside Companion for Food Lovers is a deliciously wonderful anthology. * Love Reading * I adore these anthologies from Batsford -- Miranda Mills * YouTube * What could be a more delicious way to end the day than dipping into this collection of literary foodie recollections and recipes? * Sainsbury's Magazine *
Introduction 7
JANUARY: A Little Something 10
FEBRUARY: A Baker's Bow-window 46
MARCH: A Dinner of Fifty Dishes 80
APRIL: A Basket of Sugar-cakes 116
MAY: Between Luxury and Abstinence 150
JUNE: An Air of Profusion 184
JULY: The Mellowing Influence of Good Food 218
AUGUST: An Exquisite Scent of Olives and Oil 252
SEPTEMBER: The Table Seemed to Groan 286
OCTOBER: The Best Repast Possible 318
NOVEMBER: Please Sir, I Want Some More 354
DECEMBER: The Delights of the Season 388
Jane McMorland Hunter is a dedicated foodie and 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 Fulham, West London.
