Petits Propos Culinaires 38

$20 · Offered by Kitchen Arts & Letters

Some of the world’s most adventurous food historians contribute to this thrice-yearly journal of articles and excerpts from works in progress. The emphasis is on plain writing rather than jargon. In these early issues you are able to see food studies begin to establish itself as a discipline as the tenor of reviews evolve, and calls for contributors and conferences proliferate. Among the articles in this issue from August 1991. Uncle Hal’s Delicious Ices, or The Curious Cook Appraised - Nicholas Kurti Terence Scully Bibliography of Jane Grigson’s Books - Isobel Holland, Lynette Hunter, Geraldine Stoneham On Exotic Fruits - Esteban Pombo-Villar An Unusual Copy of Dumas’ Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine - Michael McKirdy As always, there are book reviews as well. Paperback.

• Binding: Hardcover

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