Fictitious Dishes: An Album of Literature's Most Memorable Meals H /anglais

FOR THOSE WHO LOVE GREAT FICTION AND FOODPairing approximately 50 charming photographic re-creations of meals from classic and contemporary literature-all prepared, styled, and shot by the author-with relevant excerpts, Fictitious Dishes is an innovative gift book for 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 facts-Proust's infamous madeleine made its appearance on the printed page the same year the Oreo was invented, for example-along with anecdotes about writers, their works, and their culinary predilections, fill the charming book from start to finish. Among the highlighted meals are:Alice's Adventures in Wonderful: The Mad Hatter's 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-d'oeuvre" 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 Daube Comprehensive and entertaining, Fictitious Dishes is an irresistible impulse buy, and makes the perfect gift for food, literature, and design aficionados for every occasion.