[Sca-cooks] In a Caliph's Kitchen

[johnna holloway]

It was possible to find copies of the French edition however and order
that one last year. It's titled La Cuisine des Califes. Actes Sud. 1998.
ISBN: 2-7427-1798-6. It was 118 French Francs at that time.

Right now Amazon France is offering:
L'Orient gourmand : La cuisine de Ziryâb et la
cuisine des califes by
 de Farouk Mardam-Bey, David Waines at
Notre prix :  EUR 38,81  /  254,58 FF
Économisez :  EUR 2,05  /  13,45 FF
Actes Sud; (Sindbad) ; ISBN : 2742720774

Voici réunies en coffret La Cuisine des califes et La Cuisine de Ziryâb.
Deux volumes qui prennent le temps de situer la gastronomie dans son
contexte culturel et historique. La Cuisine des  califes rassemble des
recettes choisies dans des recueils de culinaires médiévaux tandis que
La Cuisine de Ziryâb fait l'éloge de chaque produit avant de le mettre
"en" recettes.

Johnna Holloway Johnnae llyn Lewis

Dan Phelps wrote:snipped
  By the
> way this book appears to be out of print and generally unavailable at any
> reasonable price, a friend of mine looked to no avail for a copy in London
> for his wife... so if you find a copy cheap snap it up.
> > Daniel Raoul