Kitchen Essays by Agnes Jekyll

October 14, 2019 by Christina

Nonfiction – print. Persephone Books, 2009. Originally published 1922. 264 pgs. Purchased. First published in The Times during the 1920s, this collection of essays presents the proper setting and occasion for different recipes. There are essays for particular events – the wedding breakfast, the Sunday luncheon, and the country hunt – as well as for certain people – the too thin, the too fat, and the bachelor. I follow a handful of food blogs as I’m always on the hunt […]

Categories: 2019 Reads, Europe, Food, Nonfiction, Persephone Books, United Kingdom • Tags: Agnes Jekyll