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Discover 'The Food Lovers' Anthology,' a delightful collection that celebrates the art of eating, drinking, and cooking. This beautifully curated book brings together a feast of literary excerpts that will excite every food lover's imagination. The anthology features the words of renowned poets, novelists, and culinary enthusiasts, speaking to the timeless appreciation of gastronomy. From George Bernard Shaw's famous declaration about the sincerity of love for food to humorous anecdotes by Jonathan Swift, each page offers a taste of the world’s culinary heritage. Readers will savor themed sections that explore wine, hangover cures, gourmet experiences, and the quirks of dinner parties. This comprehensive book also highlights extraordinary tales, such as Edmund Hillary’s meal atop Everest and the quirky culinary mishaps of explorers like Ernest Shackleton. With contributions from celebrated writers including Charles Dickens and Marcel Proust, this volume is a must-have for foodies and home cooks alike. The printed dust jacket adds a classic touch, making it a fabulous gift for any occasion. Perfect for epicurean explorers, this anthology is more than just literature; it's an experience that speaks to our shared love for food. Don't miss out on enriching your bookshelf or gifting this culinary treasure today! Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781851244218, Format: With printed dust jacket, Year: 2014, Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781851244218
Format: With printed dust jacket
Year: 2014
Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing
Description:
'Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.' - Talleyrand
'He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.' - Jonathan Swift
'There is no love sincerer than the love of food' wrote George Bernard Shaw in 1903. Poets, novelists, chefs and gourmands before and after him would seem to agree. Collected in this anthology is a mouth-watering selection of excerpts on the subject of eating, drinking, cooking and serving food, guaranteed to whet every reader's appetite.
Themed sections group together poetry and prose on grapes and bottles, the ideal cuisine, hangover cures and vivid vignettes of dinner-party behaviour, including Mrs Gaskell eating peas with a knife. There are stories about food fit for kings, a duchess's 'rumblings abdominal', fine dining, eating abroad, cooking at home and gastronomic excesses. A section on food and travel features Edmund Hillary's meal at the summit of Everest, Ernest Shackleton's dish of penguin in the Antarctic and Joshua Slocum on the unfortunate effects of cheese and plums while sailing solo around the world. Also on the menu are limericks, short-tempered cooks, recipes, fantasy food, special feasts, iron rations, tips on opening oysters and the uses and abuses of coffee.
Featuring writers as diverse as Brillat-Savarin, Edward Lear, John Keats, Collette, Charles Dickens, Maria Edgeworth and Marcel Proust and interspersed with a generous helping of cartoons, this is a perfect gift for foodies, chefs, picnickers and epicurean explorers.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781851244218
Format: With printed dust jacket
Year: 2014
Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing
Description:
'Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.' - Talleyrand
'He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.' - Jonathan Swift
'There is no love sincerer than the love of food' wrote George Bernard Shaw in 1903. Poets, novelists, chefs and gourmands before and after him would seem to agree. Collected in this anthology is a mouth-watering selection of excerpts on the subject of eating, drinking, cooking and serving food, guaranteed to whet every reader's appetite.
Themed sections group together poetry and prose on grapes and bottles, the ideal cuisine, hangover cures and vivid vignettes of dinner-party behaviour, including Mrs Gaskell eating peas with a knife. There are stories about food fit for kings, a duchess's 'rumblings abdominal', fine dining, eating abroad, cooking at home and gastronomic excesses. A section on food and travel features Edmund Hillary's meal at the summit of Everest, Ernest Shackleton's dish of penguin in the Antarctic and Joshua Slocum on the unfortunate effects of cheese and plums while sailing solo around the world. Also on the menu are limericks, short-tempered cooks, recipes, fantasy food, special feasts, iron rations, tips on opening oysters and the uses and abuses of coffee.
Featuring writers as diverse as Brillat-Savarin, Edward Lear, John Keats, Collette, Charles Dickens, Maria Edgeworth and Marcel Proust and interspersed with a generous helping of cartoons, this is a perfect gift for foodies, chefs, picnickers and epicurean explorers.