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A Little Dinner Before the Play by Agnes Jekyll
Category: Food and Drink | Series: Penguin Great Food Ser.
Whether extolling the merits of a cheerful breakfast tray, conjuring up a winter picnic of figs and mulled wine, sharing delicious Tuscan recipes, or suggesting a last-minute pre-theatre dinner, the sparkling writings of the society hostess and philanthropist Agnes Jekyll describe food for every imagina ...Show more
The Pleasures of the Table by Brillat-Savarin
Category: Food and Drink | Series: Penguin Great Food Ser.
Epicure and gourmand Brillat-Savarin was one of the most influential food writers of all time. His 1825 book The Physiology of Taste defined our notions of French gastronomy, and his insistence that food be a civilizing pleasure for all has inspired the slow food movement and guided chefs worldwide. Fro ...Show more
The Well-Kept Kitchen by Gervase Markham
Category: Food & Wine | Series: Penguin Great Food Ser.
In 1615 the poet and writer Gervase Markham published an extraordinary handbook for housewives, containing advice on everything from planting herbs to brewing beer, feeding animals to distilling perfume, with recipes for a variety of dishes such as trifle, pancakes and salads (not to mention some amusin ...Show more
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