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What a beautiful book! Both the anecdotes and the illustrations are wonderful. And the recipes are also very interesting, although not the main point of this book.

PS this copy belongs to the library. But I want one of my own!
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MarthaJeanne | 1 autre critique | Jul 21, 2015 |
OK, most of the Bloomsbury Group couldn't boil an egg. They had servants to do the cooking, but they were foodies who took great interest in what they ate. They provided their cooks with up-to-date equipment and cookbooks, collected recipes, took an interest in ingredients (Lytton Strachey enjoyed growing vegetables and keeping chooks) and conducted their intellectual lives at table.

This fascinating book is copiously illustrated and a beautiful thing in itself - if there is a Kindle edition, don't be tempted. And there are nearly 300 recipes.… (plus d'informations)
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dajashby | 1 autre critique | Apr 21, 2014 |

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