London Eats Out 1500-2000 500 Years of Capital Dining

by Ehrman, Edwina; Forsyth, Hazel; Pearce, Jacqui; O'Connell, Rory; Peltz, Lucy; Ross, Cathy

• ISBN13: 9780856675164
• ISBN10: 0856675164
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-19
• Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers

Summary

This lavishly illustrated book offers a cultural survey of the Londoner's eating habits from 1500 to the present day. In a series of well-researched and nicely footnoted essays, London Eats Out opens the door to the public eating that was a critical component of urban life. Attractively illustrated, London Eats Out focuses on the day to day comestibles, and how they were brought to the public; it is a fascinating and largely neglected story that deserves a wide audience. From the Cooks' Guild Company of the 16th century through Alexis Soyer's 19th century soup kitchens to the modern empire of Terence Conran, London's public culinary heritage evolves in an engaging and thoughtful work that pulls together many different strands of culinary history in a fresh and accessible way.

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(1)
Simon Thurley
Preface	7	(1)
Loyd Grossman
Introduction: Five centuries of city food	8	(4)
Cathy Ross
16th century	12	(18)
Hazel Forsyth
Focus: Street Food - Gingerbread, Sugar-loaves and Mechanical Vending Machines	28	(2)
Hazel Forsyth
17th century	30	(20)
Hazel Forsyth
Focus: Drinking and Toasting	48	(2)
Lucy Peltz
18th century	50	(18)
Edwina Ehrman
Focus: The Roast Beef of England	66	(2)
Lucy Peltz
19th century	68	(18)
Edwina Ehrman
Focus: Street Food - Whelks and Penny Licks	84	(2)
Edwina Ehrman
20th century	86	(20)
Cathy Ross
Focus: Eating Out in Wartime	102	(2)
Cathy Ross
London Now	104	(2)
Torla Evans
John Chase
Richard Stroud
Appendix: Bank of England comparative price index	106	(1)
Picture Credits	106	(1)
Footnotes	107	(4)
Index	111