A History of the World in 10 Dinners: 2,000 Years, 100 Recipes

A carefully researched and accessible cookbook that presents one-of-a-kind dinner parties inspired by seminal moments in culinary history, allowing cooks of all abilities to entertain with dishes that were created and enjoyed hundreds of years ago. It includes menus, immersive retellings of historic culinary breakthroughs, and modern techniques adapted for todays kitchens.

Format: Hardback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 19 September 2023
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

For every passionate foodie, this meticulously researched and user-friendly cookbook offers a unique dining experience inspired by pivotal moments in culinary history. Spanning ten chapters, each representing a significant era in food history, from Ancient Rome to Al-Andalus in Spain, from the Ethiopian Empire to nineteenth-century New York City, the authors pair menus with captivating narratives that recount historic culinary breakthroughs. They also provide modern adaptations of ingredients and techniques suitable for contemporary kitchens, enabling cooks of all skill levels to recreate and enjoy dishes that were created centuries ago but still resonate with modern food preferences and values.

Through this book, readers embark on a culinary journey, learning to orchestrate feasts inspired by ancient Roman cuisine, blend spices from the Silk Road, feature indigenous ingredients from the Americas, revisit the "classics" from the Court of the Sun King, and savor the intricate delicacies of the birth of the American restaurant scene. For instance, they can prepare an entire seven-course Tudor feast or choose dishes from various global cuisines across time. Vibrant illustrations, hand-drawn maps, and contemporary photography enhance the immersive experience, while Harris's foreword provides a contemporary perspective on these historic foodways and their enduring legacies.

Weight: 1698g
Dimension: 211 x 262 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780847873456