# Talk:A Book of Mediterranean Food

Hello Chiswick Chap, I read your comment on the removal of my contributions to the article and while I do understand where you are coming from, I think that there is value in my work. You have contributed a lot to this article and are clearly knowledgable on the subject, and I would like to hear what portions of my writing appeared unnecessary. I did in fact read the original article, and felt that it might be helpful to incorporate some more detail regarding the origins of the book and what experiences allowed for David to develop her ideas and motivations. Early in the text, it touches on how David's references to foods that were scarcely available in post-war England helped to bring her to popularity. I delved a bit more into this and provided some details from sources that might allow for more insight on how the author's personal life (i.e. travel/relationships), the political climate of the time, and the writing of the book were intertwined. I am open to hearing what I could improve! Best regards. EmilyFrechette

Many thanks. The immediate impression I got was that essentially all of this was already in the article. It's more than possible that parts of your text will add details such as travel/relationships and so on, which the article obviously doesn't cover; those might of course be more relevant over at Elizabeth David than here. I'm busy the next couple of weeks. If you want to check the two articles (book and biography) carefully for gaps, and judiciously add small reliably-cited claims that seem to be fill those gaps, I'm sure that will be fine. (And by the way, please sign your posts using ~~~~) All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:39, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

I take your point, Chiswick Chap, about Boletus edulis being called "cep or Penny Bun" in British English, so the Italian porcini isn't necessary in the parenthetical explanation "fried in olive oil with parsley and garlic". It seems to me, however, that because parentheses are being used, the phrase enclosed in parentheses –"fried in olive oil with parsley and garlic" – functions as a translation, and in that case it is missing a noun that denominates what is being so cooked. I suggest using "mushrooms" or else removing the parentheses. Given the fact that WP's own data shows that most people don't even click on the link, though, I suggest that it would be helpful to our lazy readers;-) to include the explanatory "mushrooms" for those who don't know French or British English. Carlstak (talk) 17:55, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, but the phrase is just describing how the mushrooms are cooked, not translating anything. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:57, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Then all the more reason why the parentheses aren't needed.  Carlstak (talk) 18:06, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, I see you've changed it. It's a well-written article, and I see that you wrote most of it. I read every word, and it made me hungry.;-) Carlstak (talk) 18:19, 19 September 2024 (UTC)