A History of Food in 100 Recipes

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Find here the ingredients, cooks, techniques and tools that have shaped our love of food in this lavishly illustrated book.
The history of food and cooking is the history of civilisation. In todays world we can get food from just about anywhere, at any time of day, but how many of us know exactly where our much-loved recipes come from, who invented them, and how they were originally prepared

In this richly entertaining book, food writer William Sitwell explores the fascinating history of cuisine from the first cookbook to the first cupcake, from the invention of the sandwich to the rise of food television. His engaging and witty narrative uncovers the earliest recipes tucked within Egyptian tomb walls and medieval manuscripts and shines a light on the many trends and technological innovations that have shaped the way we eat over hundreds of years.

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Sitwell has pulled off something clever: a thoroughly researched and witty history that is both compelling and teeming with scholarly facts You dont have to be a raging foodie to enjoy this Observer

At every turn there is a new snippet of social, political and culinary history A total joy Spectator

A triumph. Almost every sentence of his scrupulously researched and breezily confident book oozes with a passion for eating
The Times

A whopping treat Daily Mail

Author Bio

William Sitwell came to prominence in the food world when he joined the magazine Waitrose Food Illustrated in 1999. He had previously worked for newspapers such as the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, The Times and Londons Evening Standard having first joined the Sunday Express in 1994. He became editor of WFI in 2002 and won a string of awards for the magazines writing, stories, design and photography. Now re-named Waitrose Kitchen he divides his time between editing the magazine and writing about food for a variety of other magazines and newspapers and making forays into television. He has appeared on a variety of programmes as food critic and presenter. He spends his spare time growing vegetables, cooking food and making cider at the home in Northamptonshire that he shares with his wife Laura and their children Alice and Albert. A History of Food in 100 Recipes is his first book.