Bedside Companion for Food Lovers: An Anthology of Food Delights for Every Night of the Year

A mouthwatering anthology of food in literature, encompassing fiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry, and even a smattering of recipes, with one piquant extract for every night of the year.

This absorbing book is a literary feast for every food lover–and who isn’t?

You’ll discover a wealth of foodie extracts from around the world and throughout the centuries, from marchpane and posset in Shakespeare to Nigella Lawson on how much cheese to buy for a dinner party. It includes literary greats like Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Maya Angelou; stellar food writers such as Elizabeth David, Madhur Jaffrey, and Anthony Bourdain; and some intriguing curiosities such as the surreal recipes in 1932’s Futurist Cookbook. And, of course, Mrs. Beeton makes an appearance. Also on the menu are:

• Delicious baked apples in Jane Austen’s Emma
• Ingenious wartime solutions in MFK Fisher’s How to Cook a Wolf
• The joys of Caribbean cooking in Sam Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners
• Lashings of ginger beer for Enid Blyton’s Famous Five

and much, much more. Keep this delectable book by your bedside and savor a whole world of delicious food writing every night of the year–and it also makes the perfect gift for the foodie in your life!

Author: Jane McMorland Hunter
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Batsford
Published: 10/24/2023
Pages: 384
Weight: 2.5lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781849947961
Language: English