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The Pedant In The Kitchen Julian Barnes

The Pedant In The Kitchen By Julian Barnes

The Pedant In The Kitchen by Julian Barnes


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Summary

Julian Barnes - the Pedant in the Kitchen - is on a search for the perfect, flawless recipe. This book brings together his pieces from the Guardian describing that quest. It is a showcase of all that is best about Barnes' non-fiction: wit, perfect style and lightly-worn erudition.

The Pedant In The Kitchen Summary

The Pedant In The Kitchen by Julian Barnes

The Pedant's ambition is simple. He wants to cook tasty, nutritious food; he wants not to poison his friends; and he wants to expand, slowly and with pleasure, his culinary repertoire. A stern critic of himself and others, he knows he is never going to invent his own recipes (although he might, in a burst of enthusiasm, increase the quantity of a favourite ingredient). Rather, he is a recipe-bound follower of the instructions of others. It is in his interrogations of these recipes, and of those who create them, that the Pedant's true pedantry emerges. How big, exactly, is a 'lump'? Is a 'slug' larger than a 'gout'? When does a 'drizzle' become a downpour? And what is the difference between slicing and chopping?This book is a witty and practical account of Julian Barnes' search for gastronomic precision. It is a quest that leaves him seduced by Jane Grigson, infuriated by Nigel Slater, and reassured by Mrs Beeton's Victorian virtues. The Pedant in the Kitchen is perfect comfort for anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook and is something that none of Julian Barnes' legion of admirers will want to miss.

About Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes has written nine novels, a book of short stories, and two collections of essays. He has received several awards and honours for his writing including the Somerset Maugham Award (Metroland 1981), and two Booker Prize nominations (Flaubert's Parrot 1984, England, England 1998).

Additional information

GOR001289819
9781843542391
1843542390
The Pedant In The Kitchen by Julian Barnes
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Atlantic Books
2003-10-15
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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