National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History and the Meaning of Home

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Anya von Bremzen

National Dish

Around the World in Search of Food, History and the Meaning of Home

Anya von Bremzen

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Pushkin Press
03 October 2023

Memoirs; Food & society; Travel & holiday

"Travelling from Paris to Tokyo, from Seville, Oaxaca and Naples to Istanbul, she investigates the rapid decline of France's pot-au-feu, the misconstrued beginnings of pizza, the meeting of indigenous and European lineages in mole, and the complex legacy of multi-culturalism in a meze potluck.

""Never have we been more cosmopolitan about what we eat - and yet more essentialist, locavore, and particularist."" With a witty mix of anecdote and research, Anya von Bremzen reassess the fascinating role that food can play in our cultural heritage, and uncovers how as a nation's political and social identity are called into question, so too is its palate.

'A fast-paced, entertaining travelogue, peppered with compact history lessons that reveal the surprising ways dishes become iconic' -New York Times

'This dazzlingly intelligent examination of how foods become national symbols . . . so enlightening - as well as so much fun to read . . . Von Bremzen is a superb describer of flavours and textures - but she also understands that food is never just about food' -Bee Wilson in Financial Times"

By: Anya von Bremzen
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781911590910
ISBN 10: 191159091X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 03 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anya von Bremzen is the winner of three James Beard Awards for her books and journalism. She is the author of six acclaimed cookbooks and a memoir - Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking - which won the Guild of Food Writers 2014 Food Book of the Year in UK. She has written for Food & Wine, Travel+Leisure,Saveur, the New Yorker, and the Guardian among other publications. She was born in Russia to Ukrainian parents, and emigrated to the USA as a child. When not on the road Anya divides her time between New York and Istanbul.

Reviews for National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History and the Meaning of Home

'*** - Praise for Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking' - *** 'Heartbreakingly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. This is an important book, a must read!' - Heston Blumenthal 'Moving and darkly comic' - Sunday Times 'This poignant memoir is an education in the richness of eastern European cuisine, and the story of Soviet communism, through the lens of family experience' - Observer 'A breathtaking balancing act...Von Bremzen is as much a virtuoso in her writing as her mother is in her cooking' - Masha Gessen