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If there is such a thing as a comfort food book, Bemelmans' stories are it. His evocative tales of grand hotel life have a reporter's eye for sensory detail, yet he always manages to bathe his world and it's lovable characters in the mood of a fairytale. Meet the girl-hungry hotel Magician, Kalakobe the African cook, Mr Sigsag, Monsieur Victor, Mespoulet and an unforgettable cast of down but not yet out hotel employees. A feast of food writing. And once you've read one Bemelmans' tale you fall in love and want to read the lot.

Hotel Bemelmans

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Paperback / softback by Ludwig Bemelmans

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If there is such a thing as a comfort food book, Bemelmans' stories are it. His evocative tales of grand... Read more

    Publisher: Ebury Publishing
    Publication Date: 10/10/2002
    ISBN13: 9780091887872, 978-0091887872
    ISBN10: 0091887879

    Number of Pages: 320

    Non Fiction , Food & Drink

    Description

    If there is such a thing as a comfort food book, Bemelmans' stories are it. His evocative tales of grand hotel life have a reporter's eye for sensory detail, yet he always manages to bathe his world and it's lovable characters in the mood of a fairytale. Meet the girl-hungry hotel Magician, Kalakobe the African cook, Mr Sigsag, Monsieur Victor, Mespoulet and an unforgettable cast of down but not yet out hotel employees. A feast of food writing. And once you've read one Bemelmans' tale you fall in love and want to read the lot.

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