"'This book deserves the attention of every thoughtful foodie... An excellent account of the revival of our native culinary traditions which have, since the war, shrugged off their sense of inferiority to fancy foreign food.' Independent on Sunday 'A terrific book: a thoughtful, intelligent, highly readable account of the influence of the written word on Britain's culinary habits.' Literary Review"
In Culinary Pleasures, Nicola Humble serves up a fascinating history of Britain's culinary evolution through the cookbooks which have inspired us over the course of a century, from Mrs Beeton to the rise of celebrity TV chefs.
Nicola Humble is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Roehampton University. She has edited a volume of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management for Oxford University Press, and has also writtenThe Feminine Middlebrow Novel 1920s to 1950s: Class, Domesticity and Bohemianism.
"'This book deserves the attention of every thoughtful foodie... An excellent account of the revival of our native culinary traditions which have, since the war, shrugged off their sense of inferiority to fancy foreign food.' Independent on Sunday 'A terrific book: a thoughtful, intelligent, highly readable account of the influence of the written word on Britain's culinary habits.' Literary Review"
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