Around the Table

<p><b>''Diana Henry''s food writing is a gift...I so loved reading this book. It is poignant, funny, and just plain great.'' </b>Stanley Tucci<br><b><br>''Lyrical...radiant...timeless. A dazzling collection.'' </b>Nigel Slater<br><br><b>''Diana Henry is thrillingly alive to both the poetry and the practicalities of food, and reading her is a nourishing, resonant pleasure in itself.'' </b>Nigella Lawson<br><br><b>''An all too rare blend of sensible and sensuous writing on food. Up there with Elizabeth David''s <i>An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, </i>this book will last.'' </b>Louise Kennedy, author of <i>Trespasses</i><br><br><b>''Diana writes like a dream'' </b><i>Daily Mail</i><br><br><b>''The food writers'' food writer'' </b>Mark Diacono<br><br><br><b>***</b><br><br><b><br>''A table is where we eat and talk, where we connect...What and how we eat remains a source of constant fascination to me, as is how particular ingredients spread across the world. I want to make links and trace patterns. Food is about history, geography, our habits, imagination and how we relate to each other.''</b> Diana Henry<br><br>For Diana''s many admirers, her evocative writing about places, people and food brings just as much pleasure as her delicious recipes. <i>Around the Table</i> is a beautiful collection of some of Diana''s very best essays, handpicked from more than two decades of her beloved cookbooks.<br><br>Moving, funny and incisive, together these pieces form a memoir through food.</p>