A flummery of food feasts for epicures / André Simon.

ISBN:

9781904435440

Title:

Author:

Simon, André L. (André Louis), 1877-1970.

Personal Author:

Simon, André L. (André Louis), 1877-1970.

Publication Information:

London, Eng. : Little Books c2005.

Physical Description:

254 p., [46] p. of col. plates : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims. ; 17 cm.

Subject Term:

Gastronomy -- History

Format:

Books

Publication Date:

2005

Publication Information:

London, Eng. : Little Books c2005.

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
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Drawing on the literature of widely different periods and countries, this book provides a richly entertaining and instructive picture of mankind at the table. It features excerpts from the writings of Charles Dickens, Edward Lear, and Evelyn Waugh as well as items from famous bon viveurs such as George Sainsbury and Brillan-Savarin.

Introduction	p. 7
To Indulge or Not to Indulge	p. 11
Cooks and Cookery	p. 43
Eating in Foreign Parts	p. 69
Another Man's Poison	p. 99
Desert Island Dishes	p. 125
Meals to Forget	p. 151
Food and Fantasy	p. 189
Grapes and Bottles	p. 231
Index	p. 251
Acknowledgements	p. 253
Note on the Illustrations	p. 254

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