The Epicure's Almanack: Eating and Drinking in Regency London: The Original 1815 Guidebook - Rilegato

Rylance, Ralph

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ISBN 10: 0712358617 ISBN 13: 9780712358613

Casa editrice: British Library Board, 2012

Riassunto

With websites like Yelp and television networks dedicated exclusively to food, today’s foodie need not look far for advice on what and where to eat next. But before Zagat and the Michelin star, there was Ralph Rylance (1782–1834) andThe Epicure’s Almanack, or Guide to Good Living, his listing of more than 650 eating establishments, taverns, inns, and hotels in and around London in the early nineteenth century. Working single-handedly and on foot, Rylance investigated and reported on a broad range of restaurants, from haughty chophouses and suburban tea gardens to humble tripe shops and dockyard taverns, as well as London’s first Indian restaurant. He also gives an account of London’s markets, featuring an inventory of merchants selling everything from anchovy sauce to kitchen stoves.

Published in 1815, The Epicure’s Almanack was never updated or reprinted and was never truly emulated until 1968, when theGood Food Guide to London was first issued. Reproduced here with an introduction by Janet Ing Freeman, and accompanied by extensive notes, indexes, and many details from a contemporary map of London, this extraordinary edition vividly brings back to life the tastes, smells, and culture of Regency England and is a must-read for lovers of London and food alike.

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L'autore:

Janet Ing Freeman, formerly Scheide Librarian at Princeton University Library, is an honorary visiting professor at University College London.

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Book by Rylance Ralph

Su questa edizione

• Editore: British Library Board
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0712358617
• ISBN 13: 9780712358613
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 313
• Redattore: Freeman Janet Ing