The Bloomsbury Cookbook by Jans Ondaatje Rolls
The Bloomsbury Group fostered a fresh, creative and vital way of living that encouraged debate and communication (only connect), as often as not across the dining table. This book deals with this topic.
'I need this book!' - Nigella Lawson
'Exceptionally beautiful … the most endearing and enjoyable book yet about the Bloomsbury Group' - Country Life
'A window onto Bloomsbury via recipes, grocery lists, pantries, kitchens and, above all, dining tables' - Virginia Nicholson
'Gets to the heart of the group by looking at what they put in their stomachs … in page after delicious page, 50 years of soup, salmon and friendship unfurl' - Daily Telegraph
'A meticulous and lavishly illustrated account of the food of the Bloomsbury set … summons up a lost world of meals on trays, milk puddings, gin slings and kedgeree' - Sunday Times
'Luxuriously produced … packed with entertaining stories of Bloomsbury eccentricities' - Guardian
'An enticing blend of cultural and gastronomic history' - Times Literary Supplement
'Glorious … a feast of eccentric detail' - New Statesman
'Witty and erudite' - The Spectator
'Exceptionally beautiful … the most endearing and enjoyable book yet about the Bloomsbury Group' - Country Life
'A window onto Bloomsbury via recipes, grocery lists, pantries, kitchens and, above all, dining tables' - Virginia Nicholson
'Gets to the heart of the group by looking at what they put in their stomachs … in page after delicious page, 50 years of soup, salmon and friendship unfurl' - Daily Telegraph
'A meticulous and lavishly illustrated account of the food of the Bloomsbury set … summons up a lost world of meals on trays, milk puddings, gin slings and kedgeree' - Sunday Times
'Luxuriously produced … packed with entertaining stories of Bloomsbury eccentricities' - Guardian
'An enticing blend of cultural and gastronomic history' - Times Literary Supplement
'Glorious … a feast of eccentric detail' - New Statesman
'Witty and erudite' - The Spectator
Jans Ondaatje Rolls was born in Toronto, educated in Canada and the United States, and emigrated to England in 1988. She is involved in fundraising for numerous charities and is an active supporter of Pallant House Gallery, Winston’s Wish and the Charleston Trust. In 1982 she published the cookbook Chester Chowder, the proceeds of which support a home for children with special needs in Nova Scotia, and in 2009 she published Bosham Bisque, a cookbook for the benefit of Winston’s Wish. She lives in Sussex with her husband and four children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500517307 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500517304 |
| Title | The Bloomsbury Cookbook |
| Author | Jans Ondaatje Rolls |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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