The Pedant In The Kitchen
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: Apr 08, 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780857896544
Description: For anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook. This work is an elegant account of Julian Barnes' search for gastronomic precision. It is a quest that leaves him seduced by Jane Grigson, infuriated by Nigel Slater and reassured by Mrs Beeton's Victorian virtues.