Fictitious Dishes e-bog

FOR THOSE WHO LOVE GREAT FICTION AND FOODPairing approximately 50 charming photographic re-creations of meals from classic and contemporary literatureall prepared, styled, and shot by the authorwith 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 factsProust's infamous madeleine made its appearance on the printed page the same year the Oreo was invented, for examplealong with anecdotes about writers, their works, and their culinary predilections, fill the charming book from start to finish. Among the highlighted meals are:Alices Adventures in Wonderful: The Mad Hatters Tea PartyThe Bell Jar: Crab-stuffed AvocadoThe Catcher in the Rye: Cheese sandwich and Malted The Corrections: Cupcakes and ChardonnayEmma: Picnic LunchThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Open-faced Sandwich with CoffeeThe Great Gatsby: Glistening Hors-doeuvre and cocktailMiddlesex: Hercules flexing hotdogOn the Road: Apple Pie with Ice CreamTo Kill a Mockingbird: Fried Chicken, Tomatoes, Beans, Scuppernong, and RollsTo the Lighthouse: Boeuf en DaubeComprehensive and entertaining, Fictitious Dishes is an irresistible impulse buy, and makes the perfect gift for food, literature, and design aficionados for every occasion.