This lavishly illustrated book offers a cultural survey of the Londoner's eating habits from 1500 to the present day. In a series of well-researched and nicely footnoted essays, London Eats Out opens the door to the public eating that was a critical component of urban life. Attractively illustrated, London Eats Out focuses on the day to day comestibles, and how they were brought to the public; it is a fascinating and largely neglected story that deserves a wide audience. From the Cooks' Guild Company of the 16th ...
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This lavishly illustrated book offers a cultural survey of the Londoner's eating habits from 1500 to the present day. In a series of well-researched and nicely footnoted essays, London Eats Out opens the door to the public eating that was a critical component of urban life. Attractively illustrated, London Eats Out focuses on the day to day comestibles, and how they were brought to the public; it is a fascinating and largely neglected story that deserves a wide audience. From the Cooks' Guild Company of the 16th century through Alexis Soyer's 19th century soup kitchens to the modern empire of Terence Conran, London's public culinary heritage evolves in an engaging and thoughtful work that pulls together many different strands of culinary history in a fresh and accessible way.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" (UK) 1st edition, No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 112pp, index, colour and B&W illus and photos. This is a history of public eating places in the city of London and what they tells us about English eating habits and social life: 16th century; 17th century; 18th century; 19th century; 20th century. Street food; Drinking and toasting; the Roast Beef of England; Eating out in Wartime; London now. No recipes. (2.4 JM HOZ 402/3.
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New. 0856675164. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--112 pp. With 120 ills. (60 col. ). 28 x 23 cm. --with a bonus offer--
