Jan Oldham, First Edition (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has inscribed title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Jan Oldham (illustrator). 1st Edition. Paperback, 218 pages, NOT ex-library. Good clean condition with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps. Faint marks on page edges externally. Firm secure binding, spine free of vertical creases. Cover shows light shelfwear, some wear to the protective laminate (lower edge of the rear panel). -- Based on the travels of Australian food writer, Diane Holuigue, this book begins with postcards from the 40-odd countries she has visited. Holuigue has added vignettes of the people she encountered, the conversations she had with them, and descriptions of her culinary experiences. -- A rich personal tapestry of entertaining anecdotes from Diane Holuigue's travels, the book weaves a food-lover's tale of the world's colourful cultural diversity and its relationship to food. Feast on spit-roasted lamb on the Greek island of Cephalonia at Easter, feel the tide lapping at your feet as you enjoy wok-fried sand crabs in a Portsea boathouse, relish tantalising aromas of a Moroccan souk or the spice shops of a Turkish bazaar. Come with Diane as she samples goose-necked barnacles on Canada's Vancouver Island, visits the Lyon markets with legendary chef Paul Bocuse, plucks a meal from a Danish chef's garden, or eats from a street stall along the flooded Mekong in Cambodia. A book for armchair travellers and gourmets alike, Diane's stories are witty, warm and wonderful. Each culinary voyage is accompanied by inspiring local recipes and Diane's easy instructions ensure you can recreate them in your own kitchen. -- Contents: Squid Inc.: Singapore, 1996; Vive le Cliche: Provence, France, 1997; Rocks Stars: Portsea, Australia, 1994; Claws and Effect: Perth, Australia, 1993; Duck the Gooey and Go for the Salmon?: Vancouver, Canada, 1994 and 1998; Easter Feaster: Cephalonia, Greece, 1986; Once upon a Town: . Perouges, France, 1987; Moroccan Roll: Morocco, 1988; Play Misto for Me: . Modena, Italy, 1998; Beautiful One Day, Nirvana the Next: Bali, Indonesia , 1996; Cod Piece: Barcelona, Spain, 1992; Ashore Thing: New Caledonia, 1994; Of Bread, Cheese and Lack of Water: Rajasthan, 1998; Second City: Lyon, France, 1994; To Market, to Market. with the Culinary Giant: Lyon, France, 1994; Table Torque: Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1999; California Dreaming.: Los Angeles, USA, 1996; Treasured Islands: Bermuda and the Caribbean, 1997; The French Disconnection: Martinique, 1997; Parochial Pursuits. or the Richness of Regionalism?: Northern France, 1998; Chilli Con Carnivale: Oaxaca, Mexico, 1995; Chocolat Ole: Oaxaca, Mexico, 1995; Turkish Bred: Istanbul,Turkey, 1996; Currying Flavour: La Réunion, 1996; Uncommon Market: San Francisco, USA, 1995; Feast of Fusion: Penang, Malaysia, 1999; Dressed to Grill.: Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998; A Peck of Piquant Peppers: Basque Country, France, 1990; Degustation with a Difference: Gurda Bishnoiya, India, 1998; Romancing the Stone: Ardèche, France, 1996; Soul Food and All That Jazz: New Orleans, USA, 1996; Once a City Girl, Always a City Girl.: Loeso, Denmark, 1996; Loaf and Fishes: Skagen, Denmark, 1996; Up a Swollen River: Cambodia, 1967; Buon Fire Night: Portofino, Italy, 1997; Snow Stoppers: Oslo, Norway, 1996; When in Rome.: Rome, Italy, 1996 and 1998; Savouring Time: Manosque, France, 1998; Index of Recipes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Some Wear. First. A heavy book; extra postage may apply.