Petits Propos Culinaires 87

$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: A Reproduction of Florence White’s Good Food Register, 1935 Jenny Kingsley on Shortbread Eileen White gives introduction and glossary to The Inventory of Walter Stanhope of Leeds, 1759 Michael Beer writes about Food as Metaphor for Good and Evil in Biographies of the Later Roman Emperors As always, there are book reviews, contributor updates.

• Binding: Hardcover

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