Petits Propos Culinaires 64

$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. Among the articles in this issue: The Name of the Rose again; or, what Happened to Theophrastus On Aphrodisiacs - Andrew Dalby Review article: The Invention of the Restaurant - Alan Davidson A collection of Frontispieces from early cookery books Pictures on Plates - Gay Bilson A Thousand Years of Ginger in Britain - Brigid Allen Måltidets Hus, Copenhagen - Jan Krag Jacobsen Of Apple Pyes a poem by Mr Welsted written in 1704. As always, there are book reviews as well. Paperback. In English.

• Binding: Hardcover

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