Dr Annie Gray is just one of the best! She brings history and food to life with humanity and her customary wry wit and attention to detail. Anything that she writes is always a joy to immerse oneself in.

- Andi Oliver, chef and broadcaster,

Packed with fascinating historical facts and some even more absorbing recipes ... a cracking read and a great stocking filler

Irish Daily Mail

Mouth-watering and infused with Christmas spirit

Herald

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Take a trip through time with food historian Annie Gray'

BBC Good Food

Praise for Victory in the Kitchen:

Zingy, fresh, and unexpected: Annie Gray, the queen of food historians, finds her perfect subject. A book to devour

- Lucy Worsley,

Popular history at its very best

Daily Mail

Annie Gray is a brilliant writer and scholar who brings a glorious combination of enthusiasm and greed
to every subject she tackles. In the field of food history she leads the pack

- Jay Rayner,

One of Spectator's Best Cookery Books of the Year 'A joy to immerse oneself in' Andi Oliver 'In the field of food history, Annie Gray leads the pack' Jay Rayner For many people Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a turkey and trimmings, pudding and brandy butter. But where do our traditions come from - and when modern writers 'reinvent' the Christmas meal, are they really doing anything so very different? Annie Gray presents a delectable trip through time, from the earliest mentions of gluttonous meals at Christmas to the trappings and traditions of the present day. Tracing the birth of the twelve-day celebration under Edward I to the restoration of holiday splendour under Victoria, At Christmas We Feast is organised by festive dish, and features classic recipes alongside vibrant cultural and historical context. From the familiarity of plum pudding and mince pies to the extravagance of boar's head and brawn, At Christmas We Feast is stuffed full of recipes, doused with history and tradition, and sprinkled with the joy of the feasts of Christmas past.
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A celebration of Christmas through the table.
A celebration of Christmas through the table

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781788168199
Publisert
2021-11-04
Utgiver
Profile Books Ltd; Profile Books Ltd
Vekt
360 gr
Høyde
200 mm
Bredde
134 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Annie Gray is a historian, cook, broadcaster and writer specialising in the history of food and dining in Britain from around 1600 to the present day. She is the author of Victory in the Kitchen and The Greedy Queen, among a number of other titles. An honorary research associate at the University of York and a Fellow of the Royal History Society, she has presented TV history documentaries including Victorian Bakers and The Sweetmakers, and is the resident food historian on BBC Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet. She lives in East Anglia.