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a novel ·

The Pedant In The Kitchen

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For anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook. This work is an elegant account of Julian Barnes' search for gastronomic precision. It is a quest that leaves him seduced by Jane Grigson, infuriated by Nigel Slater and reassured …

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For anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook. This work is an elegant account of Julian Barnes' search for gastronomic precision. It is a quest that leaves him seduced by Jane Grigson, infuriated by Nigel Slater and reassured by Mrs Beeton's Victorian virtues.

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"For anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook. This work is an elegant account of Julian Barnes' search for gastronomic precision. It is a quest that leaves him …"

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