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I'll try the cabbage with caterpillars Alexander Waugh is left queasy by some of the delicacies offered by this anthology of food writing
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Choice Cuts
by Mark Kurlansky
Jonathan Cape, pounds 18.99, 450 pp
pounds 16.99 ( pounds 1.99 p&p) 0870 155 7222
THE TIMING of this particular publication may seem a little
insensitive. Do we really need a 500-page anthology of vehement,
vividly descriptive food writing just as we are about to ram-rod a
ton of turkey, plum pudding and brandy butter down our quivering
gullets?
Yes we do. Perhaps I should explain: in spite of its tenuous links
to the Roman pig...
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CHOICE CUTS: A MISCELLANY OF FOOD WRITING by Mark Kurlansky
The Press
; CHOICE CUTS: A MISCELLANY OF FOOD WRITING by Mark Kurlansky. Random House, 473pp, $27.95. . This is not a book to read cover to cover. Rather, it is a reference compendium for the bookshelf to savour parts of when the mood or need arises. New York food columnist Mark Kurlansky has hunted and
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The universal and personal
The Press
; Food, like sex, is a writer's great opportunity, says Mark Kurlansky. "It offers material that is both universal and intensely personal - - something that illuminates the nature of humankind but also offers insights into the unique and intimate foibles of an individual." The pithy equation of food
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I'll try the cabbage with caterpillars Alexander Waugh is left queasy by some of the delicacies offered by this anthology of food writing
The Sunday Telegraph London
; Choice Cuts by Mark Kurlansky Jonathan Cape, pounds 18.99, 450 pp pounds 16.99 ( pounds 1.99 p&p) 0870 155 7222 THE TIMING of this particular publication may seem a little insensitive. Do we really need a 500-page anthology of vehement, vividly descriptive food writing just as we are about to
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Kurlansky serves up good writing like a master chef
Daily Breeze
; COPLEY NEWS SERVICE ook CHOICE CUTS: A SAVORY SELECTION OF FOOD WRITING FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND THROUGHOUT HISTORY edited and illustrated ...
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Book reviews: Choice Cuts: After Salt and Cod comes the main course
Scotland on Sunday
; CHOICE CUTS Mark Kurlansky Jonathan Cape, 18 pounds 99 pence A TRULY excellent meal, meticulously prepared and skilfully executed, can be one of the most enjoyable experiences available to us. With his new book, subtitled 'A Selection of Food Writing From Around the World and Throughout History',
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A MOMENT WITH...MARK KURLANSKY, FOOD ANTHROPOLOGIST.(Life and Arts)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; Mark Kurlansky could be called the king of single-subject culinary tomes. The author of Cod and Salt was in Seattle recently to promote his latest endeavor, an anthology of literary food essays titled Choice Cuts (Ballantine, 473 pages, $26.95). The collection of esoterica includes pieces from
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Mail on Sunday
; Choice Cuts, by Mark Kurlansky Vintage Pounds 7.99 . Pounds 6.79 0870 165 0870 This highly appetising book is an anthology of some of the finest food writing from ancient times to the present day. Greeks and Romans rub shoulders with the great 19th Century French gourmet Brillat-Savarin, chefs such
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Choice Cuts: The Capricorn Years 1991-1999
Goldmine
; Widespread Panic Choice Cuts: The Capricorn Years 1991-1999 Volcano/Legacy (88697 11008 2) Grade: While awaiting the release of their 10th studio album - no date had been slated as of this writing - the veteran neo-hippie band Widespread Panic dug deep into its catalog and emerged with Choice
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The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
; Byline: SIMON SHAW Choice Cuts, by Mark Kurlansky Vintage [pounds sterling]7.99 . [pounds sterling]6.79 0870 165 0870 This highly appetising book is an anthology of some of the finest food writing from ancient times to the present day. Greeks and Romans rub shoulders with the great 19th Century
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Those Were the Days, My Friend; Chronicle of a tumultuous year.
The Washington Post
; ... That Changed the World, and The Basque History of the World. For 1968, he has interviewed key opinion makers such as former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite and Students for a Democratic Society leader Mark Rudd, and culled material from a variety of newspapers ...
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