| Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table Contributor(s): Slater, Nigel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0007199473 ISBN-13: 9780007199471 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 Annotation: The British have a relationship with their food that is unlike that of any other country. Once something that was never discussed in polite company, it is now something with which the nation is obsessed. But are they at last developing a food culture or are they just going through the motions? This entertaining, detailed, and somewhat tongue-in-cheek observation of the British and their food, cooking, eating, and behavior in restaurants, covers such topics as dinner parties, funeral teas, Indian restaurants, dieting, and eating while under the influence. Written in Nigel Slater's trademark style, "Eating for England" highlights the nation's idiosyncratic attitude towards the fine art of dining. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | History - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 641 |
| LCCN: 2009417891 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.18" W x 7.8" (0.45 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written in a style similar to that of Nigel Slater's multi-award-winning food memoir 'Toast', this is a celebration of the glory, humour, eccentricities and embarrassments that are the British at Table. The British have a relationship with their food that is unlike that of any other country. Once something that was never discussed in polite company, it is now something with which the nation is obsessed. But are we at last developing a food culture or are we just going through the motions? 'Eating for England' is an entertaining, detailed and somewhat tongue-in-cheek observation of the British and their food, their cooking, their eating and how they behave in restaurants, with chapters on - amongst other things - dinner parties, funeral teas, Indian restaurants, dieting and eating whilst under the influence. Written in Nigel Slater's trademark readable style, 'Eating for England' highlights our idiosyncratic attitude towards the fine art of dining. |
Contributor Bio(s): Slater, Nigel: - Nigel Slater is one of Britain's most highly regarded food writers. His beautifully written prose, warm personality and unpretentious, easy-to-follow recipes have won him a huge following. He writes an award winning weekly column in the 'Observer' and edits their 'Food Monthly' supplement, and he is a regular contributor to Sainsbury's 'The Magazine'. |