Balzac's omelette : a delicious tour of French food and culture with Honoré de Balzac / by Ankha Muhlstein ; translated from the French by Adriana Hunter ; illustrations by Andreas Gurewich
Innehåll: Balzac at mealtimes -- Paris at mealtimes -- Great occasions -- Family life -- The misers and the food worshippers -- A young peach, a soufflé, and a towering dessert
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This is a delightful book that plunges into French culture and life in the 19th century by examining a carefully crafted appeal to palates with a taste for history