Description
Book SynopsisMark Kurlansky is the author of
Cod: a Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (winner of the Glenfiddich Award for the Best Food Book in 1997),
The Basque History of the World,
Salt: A World History and
Choice Cuts: A Miscellany of Food Writing. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
Trade ReviewKurlansky's great ability is to chose a single element as a prism through which to view the development or degeneration of culture; in this book he takes his readers from the 16th century to the present day, encompassing biology, commerce, the politics of race, history, literature, and, of course, gourmandise -- Erica Wagner * The Times *
A diligent researcher and a terrific storyteller...quirky, engrossing narrative -- Jackie McGlone * Herald *
A unique perspective -- Killian Fox * Observer *
Fascinating... Kurlansky's portrait of that vanished age is absolutely engrossing -- Philip Hoare * Sunday Telegraph *
Packed with interest * Independent *
