Feeding London
Subtitle: a taste of history
By: Richard Tames.
Publisher: Historical Publications
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Food habits -- England -- London -- History; Food supply -- England -- London -- History; Cookery, British; Diet -- England -- London -- History; London (England) -- Social life and customs
Description: "This historical panorama illustrates from the daily experiences of two thousand years the truth of the saying 'Man is what he eats'. Markets and market-gardeners, the dining club and the soup kitchen, gastronomy, starvation and adulteration are all ingredients in a book that shows how London has fed itself over the years."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.