A Gothic Cookbook: Hauntingly Delicious Recipes Inspired by 13 Classic Tales
A Gothic Cookbook: Hauntingly Delicious Recipes Inspired by 13 Classic Tales
Biographical Note: Ella Buchan is an award-winning travel, food and drink journalist - and geeky gourmet - who regularly contributes to publications including National Geographic Traveller and Food, the Times,...
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Biographical Note: Review Quotes: "Thoughtful and unique recipe selections, keen literary analyses, and striking visuals in a macabre black-and-red color palette make A Gothic Cookbook a perfect fit for any kitchen, library, or spooky mansion." (Jenna Lefkowitz, Foreword Reviews) Publisher Marketing: From Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, A Gothic Cookbook focuses on thirteen different Gothic stories and their edible motifs before bringing them to life--and to your table. Delicious yet devious, this cookbook is a culinary and literary delight. Dracula lulls protagonist Jonathan Harker into a false sense of security with cold cuts and a spicy, smoky, peppery stew. Frankenstein's "monster" starts out as a benign vegetarian, while Mrs. Poole's overindulgence in Mother's Ruin triggers Mr. Rochester's downfall in Jane Eyre - and a bitter tangerine signals a sharp, yet unheeded, warning against marriage and Manderley in Rebecca. Notice, too, how a ghostly presence craves sugar and burnt bread in Toni Morrison's Beloved... Inspired by Dr Alessandra Pino's academic studies into how food manifests itself on the pages of Gothic literature and combining her knife-sharp analysis with Ella Buchan's experience as a food writer and recipe developer, A Gothic Cookbook pays homage to the most appetizing cuts of the genre, featuring over sixty original recipes illustrated by Lee Henry. Including recipes such as:
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Author: Pino, Alessandra
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 2024-09-24
BISAC: Cooking / Celebrities & Media Tie-In|Cooking / Entertaining / General
Subjects: Cooking|Gothic literature
Weight: 1.55 lbs
ISBN: 9781524894085
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781524894085
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