The Pleasures of the Table - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0709052324 ISBN 13 : 9780709052326

Editeur : Robert Hale Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

Since food is a constant preoccupation of mankind, it is little wonder if the pleasures of the table have been celebrated by poets, novelists, diarists and wits down the centuries. This anthology of over 500 quotations ranges from Horace and Pliny to witticisms from some of today's celebrities. Along the way gourmets and gourmands such as Brillat-Savarin, Thackeray and Washington Irving reveal their predilections. There are descriptions of scrumptious meals in France, iridescent Italian markets, the delights of festive tables at Christmas, and the pleasures as well as the tribulations of eating out. Dickens records an atrocious meal at a dirty inn on one of his journeys, and among other horrors reported are adulterated milk in the 18th century and plastic airline food. Covering the trials of dieting as well as the dire effects of overindulgence, with advice on healthy eating from several centuries ago, and including a string of hearty breakfasts, idyllic summer lunches, elegant dinners, and a celebration of the freshest ingredients, this book is designed to amuse and inform.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Robert Hale Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0709052324
• ISBN 13: 9780709052326
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Éditeur: Taylor Jennifer
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible