Book description
In this magnificent guide to England's cuisine, the inimitable
Clarissa Dickson Wright takes us from a medieval feast to a modern-day
farmers' market, visiting the Tudor working man's table and a Georgian
kitchen along the way.
Peppered with surprises and seasoned with wit, A History of
England Food is a classic for any food lover.
Clarissa Dickson Wright found fame alongside Jennifer Paterson as one
half of the much-loved TV cooking partnership
Two Fat Ladies.
Her autobiography,
Spilling the Beans
, was a
Sunday Times
number one bestseller and she is also the author of many other books,
including
Clarissa and the Countryman
,
Clarissa and the Countryman Sally Forth
,
The Game Cookbook and Potty!
She has made several programmes for television about food history,
including
Clarissa and the King's Cookbook
(which looks at recipes from the reign of Richard II), and a documentary
on the eighteenth-century food writer Hannah Glasse.
