Tag Archives: culinary history

Richard J. King’s Lobster

Posted on 1st October 2016 by Robert

Richard J. King’s Lobster is part of a series on “Animals” from Reaktion Books, and, in spite of what we might expect when dealing with a creature mainly interesting for its gustatory qualities, the culinary history is a minor part … Continue reading →

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William Sitwell’s A History of Food in 100 Recipes 

Posted on 1st May 2016 by Gus the Estate Head Gardener

Some books are so obvious that I wonder why it hasn’t been done before. Indeed I suspect it is, but this take on it is certainly a very good one. Iain ordered it for the Estate Library and passed it … Continue reading →

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Langdon Cook’s The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America

Posted on 7th March 2016 by Gus the Estate Head Gardener

We once had a mycologist visit us on this Scottish Estate who would only go hunting mushrooms well after dark wearing a light on his head as he said that it was far easier to find the best mushrooms that … Continue reading →

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Alan Davison’s The Pleasures of English Food

Posted on 7th March 2016 by Reynard

This is yet another in Penguin UK’s English Journeys series which I swear runs into the dozens of slim volumes covering every aspect of what I’ll term pastoral England — architecture, bits country gardens, country houses, country lore, food, music.. Well … Continue reading →

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