Cooking and the Crown

Blending history, monarchy, and gastronomy, Tom Parker Bowles guides the reader on an adventure across royal culinary history From breakfasts, picnic lunches and dinners, to coronations and state banquets, Cooking and the Crown showcases an abundance of beloved royal recipes for all seasons and occasions. Sophisticated creations feature alongside dishes of surprising simplicity, combining historical insights with modern tastes. Each chapter is accompanied by fascinating tales of royal kitchens, chefs and culinary traditions. Weaving together material from the royal archives, contemporary accounts and personal insight, Tom Parker Bowles paints a vivid picture of royal tastes and traditions, as far back as Victorian times. CONTENTS INCLUDE: Breakfast Queen Camilla's porridge; Herrings fried in oatmeal; Kedgeree Lunch Salmon fishcakes; George V's curry; Buckingham Palace mutton pies Tea Queen Mary's birthday cake; Sandwiches a la Regance; Welsh teabread Dinner The King's wet martini; Oeufs drumkilbo; Sardine diable savouries Pudding Bombe Glacée Princess Elizabeth; Rod grod; Mango melba

Product ID / ISBN / EAN	9781783256068
Publisher	Octopus Publishing Group
Format	Hardback
Condition	New
Language	English
Publication Date	26 Sep 2024
Weight	1.208 kg
Width	26.8 cm
Height	19.8 cm
Depth	2.9 cm