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Culinary misadventures; wry humor meets kitchen reality.
If you’ve ever found yourself more recipe-bound than a pretzel and ended up with something oddly inedible, "The Pedant in the Kitchen" will resonate with you. It’s a delightful ode to the trials and tribulations of those who take their cookbooks a bit too seriously, while offering solace through its humorous self-awareness. A perfect palate cleanser between those heavy, hearty meals.
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ISBN: 9781843542407
Authors:
Julian Barnes
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.66
(rated by 1972 readers)
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The Pedant in the Kitchen is a perfect comfort for anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook. The Pedant's ambition is simple. He wants to cook tasty, nutritious food; he wants not to poison his friends; and he wants to expand, slowly and with pleasure, his culinary repertoire.
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Culinary misadventures; wry humor meets kitchen reality.
If you’ve ever found yourself more recipe-bound than a pretzel and ended up with something oddly inedible, "The Pedant in the Kitchen" will resonate with you. It’s a delightful ode to the trials and tribulations of those who take their cookbooks a bit too seriously, while offering solace through its humorous self-awareness. A perfect palate cleanser between those heavy, hearty meals.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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