- 128 pagine
- English
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Fictitious Dishes
Dinah Fried
Informazioni sul libro
FOR THOSE WHO LOVE GREAT FICTION AND FOOD
Pairing approximately 50 charming photographic re-creations of meals from classic and contemporary literature—all prepared, styled, and shot by the author—with relevant excerpts, Fictitious Dishes is aninnovative gift bookfor literature lovers, foodies, as well as design and book junkies.
Fictitious Dishes presents these imaginative pairings in an eye-catching format. Along with the excerpt from the original work, each entry includes information about food, the author, their works, and the food itself. Fun facts—Proust's infamous madeleine made its appearance on the printed page the same year the Oreo was invented, for example—along with anecdotes about writers, their works, and their culinary predilections, fill the charming book from start to finish. Among the highlighted meals are: Alice's Adventures in Wonderful: The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
The Bell Jar: Crab-stuffed Avocado
The Catcher in the Rye: Cheese sandwich and Malted
The Corrections: Cupcakes and Chardonnay
Emma: Picnic Lunch
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Open-faced Sandwich with Coffee
The Great Gatsby: "Glistening Hors-d'oeuvre" and cocktail
Middlesex: Hercules "flexing" hotdog
On the Road: Apple Pie with Ice Cream
To Kill a Mockingbird: Fried Chicken, Tomatoes, Beans, Scuppernong, and Rolls
To the Lighthouse: Boeuf en Daube Comprehensive and entertaining, Fictitious Dishes is an irresistible impulse buy, and makes the perfect gift for food, literature, and design aficionados for every occasion.