num_pages: 160
description: Food is an important theme in Jane Austen's novels-it is used as a commodity for showing off as a way of showing kindliness among neighbors as part of the dynamics of family life and-of course-for comic effect. In Dinner with Mr Darcy Pen Vogler takes authentic recipes from the period inspired by the food that features in Austen's novels and letters and adapts them for contemporary cooks. The text is interwoven throughout with quotes from the novels and feature spreads cover some of the key themes of food and eating in Austen's time including table arrangements kitchens and gardens changing mealtimes and servants and service. Whether you are hoping to beguile a single gentleman in possession of a substantial fortune or you just want to have your own version of the picnic on Box Hill in Emma you will find fully updated recipes using easily available ingredients to help you recreate the dishes and dining experiences of Jane Austen's characters and their contemporaries.
language: English
title: Dinner with Mr. Darcy: Recipes Inspired By the Novels of Jane Austen
publisher: CICO Books