Food Memoirs
Food Memoirs Inspired by the lovely Graham, who I sat next to at a dinner party once, I have devised my own evening class. He wanted to study the history of Edinburgh but couldn’t find a course, so he made himself a reading list and got on with it himself. I am doing the same. One day, in the distant future, I plan to write a memoir about how old movie stars taught me to cook, although memoir does sound rather grand for the thing I might write. I have set myself a task of getting stuck into food memoirs (and food histories and other food-centered books) in order to learn from those who really know how to write this stuff. These recommendations have come from various sources and when I have read each book, I will link to an appropriate blog post. I’m finding that what I read sometimes inspires my choice of what to cook and how to cook it. I won’t be reviewing the books as I am crap at reviewing books, but I might have s...
