Growing Up In Restaurants: The Story of Eating Out in Britain from 55BC to Nowadays - Couverture souple

Pembroke, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0704373122 ISBN 13 : 9780704373129

Editeur : Quartet Books, 2013

Synopsis

Virgil said that a taverna had three muses: Venus (love), Bromius (fun) and Ceres (food). Foodies have squeezed the fun out of restaurants; for them, food isn't a passion, it's a fashion. Businessmen have commoditised eating out, and angry chefs replaced the love of the great maître d's and waiters of yesteryear. James Pembroke believes our attitudes to eating in public reveal more about the development and nature of our society, than how and what we consume in the privacy of our homes. Restaurants mirror our history and our economic ups and downs: the French aristocracy never ate in public and lost their heads; ours did, and kept theirs. By combining a personal memoir of an eccentric upbringing with a history of eating out in Britain from the Romans to the present day, James Pembroke has written a hugely entertaining yet informative book, which belongs as much in the kitchen as alongside more pious tomes in the library.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James Pembroke is a magazine publisher. Among other titles, he publishes The Oldie. He launched and still directs the Soho Literary Festival. He lives in West London with his wife and two children, within walking distance of some great restaurants.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quartet Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0704373122
• ISBN 13: 9780704373129
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible