Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volumes:
1. The Pleasures of the Table/ Brillat-Savarin
2. The Well-Kept Kitchen/ Gervase Markham
3. The Chef at War/ Alexis Soyer
4. A Little Dinner Before the Play/ Agnes Jekyll
5. Buffalo Cake and Indian Pudding/ Dr A W Chase
6. A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig & Other Essays/ Charles Lamb
7. The Campaign for Domestic Happiness/ Isabella Beeton
8. Murder in the Kitchen/ Alice B Toklas
9. Everlasting Syllabub and the Art of Carving/ Hannah Glasse
10. Recipes and Lessons from a Delicious Cooking Revolution/ Alice Waters
11. Notes from Madras/ Colonel Wyvern
12. A Taste of the Sun/ Elizabeth David
13. Eating with the Pilgrims and Other Pieces/ Calvin Trillin
14. The Joys of Excess/ Samuel Pepys
15. Exciting Food for Southern Types/ Artusi
16. An Alphabet for Food Lovers/ Alexandre Dumas
17. The Elegant Economist/ Eliza Acton
18. Recipes from the White Hart Inn/ William Verrall
19. Love in a Dish/ M F K Fisher
20. A Middle Eastern Feast/ Claudia Roden

Annotation

Throughout the history of civilization, food has been more than simple necessity. In countless cultures, it has been livelihood, status symbol, entertainment - and passion. This title brings you some of the finest food writing from the last 400 years, and opens the door to the wonders of various kitchens.