The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking and Eating

About this book

Sara Paston-Williams has used the great wealth of Britains National Trust houses and records to produce this carefully researched book. She has tackled the huge subject chronologically from the cavernous kitchens and great halls of medieval house like Cotehele in Cornwall o the ingenious technology of late Victorian service areas such as that at Cragside in Northumberland which produced food for ornate dining room and intimate parlors. Each chapter of The Art of Dining includes historical recipes together with their modern adaptations. The result is a feast for the eye as well as a fascinating guide to all the arts of dining.