Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking by Marguerite Patten Obe

Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking by Marguerite Patten Obe

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Summary

Leading post-war cookery writer looks back on the development of cooking over 10 decades.

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Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking by Marguerite Patten Obe

This book is Grub Street's lead cookery title for 1999 and is a major publishing event since Marguerite Patten is one of Britain's best known and loved cookery writers and often described as England's Cookery Queen. The book is published to accompany a 10 part Radio 4 series which Marguerite has recorded and which starts broadcasting in the same month as publication. Each chapter of the book will cover one decade of the century giving both history and recipes. The entire book is illustrated throughout in color and black and white.
"If you only buy one cookery book this year it has to be Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking" Women "Elegantly presented... for those who enjoy a taste for nostalgia or love curious culinary snippets." Sybil Kapoor The Independent"
Marguerite Patten OBE has written over 160 cookery books, sales of which amount to over 16 million worldwide. Her long and distinguished career, which began before the war, has included regular appearances on radio and television, live and televised cookery demonstrations, lectures as well as extensive journalism and authorship of books and cookery cards. Her Century of British Cooking pulls together her life's work, with over 200 recipes and is truly an important work of culinary history.
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ISBN 13 9781902304694
ISBN 10 1902304691
Title Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking
Author Marguerite Patten Obe
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Grub Street Publishing
Year published 2001-04-27
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.