(Food History) Yann Lovelock. The Vegetable Book: An Unnatural History. Blogger of love at first sight

of love at first sight for the octopus

A play about food

the man whom Julia Child has called “the best chef in America” tells the story of his rise from a frightened apprentice in an exacting Old World kitchen to an Emmy Award–winning superstar who taught millions of Americans how to cook and shaped the nation’s tastes in the bargain

filled with California recipes for a healthy diet: garlic salad Tiajuana

and how it differs around the globe

(Food History) Yann Lovelock. The Vegetable Book: An Unnatural History. Blogger of love at first sightIllus. with drawings by Meg Rutherford. Jacket. First Edition. NY: St. Martin's Press, [1972]. A fascinating and deeply researched book on the history of vegetables and fruits, with chapters by subject. Beyond the usual suspects, some of the unusual produce covered are akee, angelica, pignuts and carraways. skirret, seaweeds, scozonera and burdock, colocasia and family, evening primrose, celandines and family, rampion, and more. Fine condition;