Shakespeare's Kitchen: Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook

Segan, Francine/ Turner, Tim (Photographer)/ O'Connell, Patrick (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 0375509178 / ISBN 13: 9780375509179

Published by Random House Inc, 2003

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1st edition. 270 pages. 10.25x8.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0375509178

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shakespeare's Kitchen: Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook
• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375509178
• ISBN 13: 9780375509179
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.18 kilograms

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Synopsis

“Shakespeare’s Kitchen not only reveals, sometimes surprisingly, what people were eating in Shakespeare’s time but also provides recipes that today’s cooks can easily re-create with readily available ingredients.”
—from the Foreword by Patrick O’Connell


Francine Segan introduces contemporary cooks to the foods of William Shakespeare’s world with recipes updated from classic sixteenth- and seventeenth-century cookbooks. Her easy-to-prepare adaptations shatter the myth that the Bard’s primary fare was boiled mutton. In fact, Shakespeare and his contemporaries dined on salads of fresh herbs and vegetables; fish, fowl, and meats of all kinds; and delicate broths. Dried Plums with Wine and Ginger-Zest Crostini, Winter Salad with Raisin and Caper Vinaigrette, and Lobster with Pistachio Stuffing and Seville Orange Butter are just a few of the delicious, aromatic, and gorgeous dishes that will surprise and delight. Segan’s delicate and careful renditions of these recipes have been thoroughly tested to ensure no-fail, standout results.

The tantalizing Renaissance recipes in Shakespeare’s Kitchen are enhanced with food-related quotes from the Bard, delightful morsels of culinary history, interesting facts on the customs and social etiquette of Shakespeare’s time, and the texts of the original recipes, complete with antiquated spellings and eccentric directions. Fifty color images by award-winning food photographer Tim Turner span the centuries with both old-world and contemporary treatments. Patrick O’Connell provides an enticing Foreword to this edible history from which food lovers and Shakespeare enthusiasts alike will derive nourishment. Want something new for dinner? Try something four hundred years old.

About the Author

Francine Segan is a psychologist, writes and lectures on food history, and consults on historic menu planning. Segan, her husband, Marc, an inventor and theater producer, and their two children, Samantha and Max, divide their time between New York City, the Berkshires, and Italy.