Summary
Since the earliest times the people of Europe have gathered together, either as families or as whole communities, to celebrate their traditional festivals - their high days and holidays, their harvests, their births, weddings and funerals. At Christmas and New Year and Easter, and at the pagan festivals that preceded them, people ate the dishes sanctified by custom for those occasions. The best local produce was served at these feasts but often with the extra savor of the unfamiliar: exotic s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781906502454 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1906502455 |
| Author: | Elisabeth Luard |
| Publisher: | Grub Street |
| Imprint: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Weight: | 953g |
| Dimensions: | 185mm x 246mm |
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About The Author
Elisabeth Luard
Elisabeth Luard is an award-winning food-writer and a winner of the much coveted Glenfiddich Trophy. In the judges’ estimation, ‘in addition to scooping the much coveted Glenfiddich Trophy, Elisabeth Luard was named best Cookery Writer for her recipes in The Oldie. Elisabeth’s seemingly effortless style of writing, self-drawn illustrations and understanding of the way in which ordinary people’s cooking reflects their history, culture and everyday life, makes her one of the most individual and distinctive food writers of all time.’ In the 90s she covered regional cooking in Britain for Country Living and was the food-columnist of The Scotsman and The Telegraph. She is the food columnist for The Oldie and a contributing editor to Waitrose Food Illustrated as well as many national newspapers.
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