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Cooking the Books

Famous food writers and the art of good eating

World Service,6 episodes

Episodes

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The Envoy of Belley
The French 18th Century magistrate diner and writer Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
04 Mar 1991,13 mins
Brave New World
The 1930s Italian writer FT Marinetti who dined and argued his way across Europe
12 Mar 1991,13 mins
A Pinch of Candor From Southern California
Food writer MFK Fisher who invented the theory of gastro-planetary conjunction
20 Mar 1991,12 mins
The Philosopher of Taste
Elizabeth David helped revitalise home cooking in Britain
01 Apr 1991,13 mins
A Flavour of Diplomacy
Cook and writer Alan Davidson who dedicated his culinary life to fish
02 Apr 1991,13 mins
Much Depends on Dinner
Canadian Margaret Visser whose most famous book on food doesn't contain a single recipe
10 Apr 1991,13 mins