The pedant in the kitchen
Barnes, Julian2013
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This work is an elegant account of Julian Barnes' search for gastronomic precision. It is a quest that leaves him seduced by Jane Grigson, infuriated by Nigel Slater and reassured by Mrs Beeton's Victorian virtues. For anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook.
Main title:
The pedant in the kitchen / Julian Barnes.
Author:
Barnes, Julian, author
Edition:
Revised edition. / introduction by Mark Hix.
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2013.
Collation:
xiv, 136 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2003.
ISBN:
9781782390947 (pbk)1782390944
Dewey class:
641.5
Language:
English
BRN:
889712
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