A Book Of Mediterranean Food: And Other Writings
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Slipcase: Worn
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: some marks and specks on boards.
Few books have done more to transform the British kitchen than A Book of Mediterranean Food and Other Writings — a landmark work that introduced a post-war, ration-weary nation to the sun-drenched flavours of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Elizabeth David writes with the sensuous authority of someone who has actually lived among the olive groves and open-air markets of Provence, Greece, and Egypt, translating not merely recipes but an entire philosophy of eating — one rooted in seasonal produce, simplicity, and an almost devotional respect for good ingredients. Beyond its practical instruction, this collection stands as a work of genuine literary distinction. David's prose is sharp, opinionated, and richly evocative, blending culinary guidance with cultural observation and personal memoir in a style that influenced generations of food writers to follow. This Folio Society edition, graced with a preface by Julian Barnes, decorations by John Minton, and watercolours by Sophie MacCarthy, presents David's essential writings in a form worthy of their enduring importance — and leaves the reader with an insatiable hunger, both for the food it describes and for the world it so vividly conjures.
Author: Elizabeth David
Format: Hardback
Published: 2006, The Folio Society
Genre: Cookery
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Slipcase: Worn
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: some marks and specks on boards.
Few books have done more to transform the British kitchen than A Book of Mediterranean Food and Other Writings — a landmark work that introduced a post-war, ration-weary nation to the sun-drenched flavours of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Elizabeth David writes with the sensuous authority of someone who has actually lived among the olive groves and open-air markets of Provence, Greece, and Egypt, translating not merely recipes but an entire philosophy of eating — one rooted in seasonal produce, simplicity, and an almost devotional respect for good ingredients. Beyond its practical instruction, this collection stands as a work of genuine literary distinction. David's prose is sharp, opinionated, and richly evocative, blending culinary guidance with cultural observation and personal memoir in a style that influenced generations of food writers to follow. This Folio Society edition, graced with a preface by Julian Barnes, decorations by John Minton, and watercolours by Sophie MacCarthy, presents David's essential writings in a form worthy of their enduring importance — and leaves the reader with an insatiable hunger, both for the food it describes and for the world it so vividly conjures.