[Sca-cooks] From Today's NY Times

[Martin G. Diehl]

johnna holloway wrote:
>
> Regarding Apples of Gold in Settings of Silver, I have
> had the book since early October.

Why not write the first review on Amazon.com?

> It's interesting and the bibliography proved useful ...
> It's a literary treatment ... not a cookbook with recipes.
> It's catalogued under Dinners and Dining--History.
> For Society folks
> Chapter 1 is on Peter the Venerable and the Monks at
> Cluny 1132.
> Chapter 2 is more or less the feast written about in
> the NYT article.
> Chapter 3 is a 1540 feast with Titian.
> Chapter 4 is the Wedding Feast for Maria in 1600.
> The next is Coronation of Charles 1.
> It's rather expensive for what chapters may be of
> interest. I'd advise seeing it in person prior to
> purchase.
> Borders seems to be carrying it in all their stores.
>
> Johnna Holloway   Johnnae llyn Lewis
> -------------------
> >
> > "Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius" wrote:
> > > > >November 30, 2002> > >
> > > >A Neoplatonic Feast (It's Ideal Soul Food)
> > > >By EMILY EAKIN
> >
> "Martin G. Diehl" wrote:
>
> > The Publishers Weekly rexiew on Amazon.com begins ...>
> >         Feasting on history, Young, a lecturer in
> >         culinary history at Sotheby's ...
> > > Amazon.com lists it for $24.95 new or $17.50 used

Vincenzo

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Martin G. Diehl