NATIONAL DISH : AROUND THE WORLD IN SEARCH OF FOOD HISTORY AND THE MEANING OF HOME PB – ANYA VON BREMZEN

p b A Book of the Year in the i FT /i , i Guardian /i , i Observer /i and on BBC Radio 4 s i The Food Programme /i /b /p p b I couldn t love this more Nigella Lawson /b /p p b Enchanting, fascinating and humorous Claudia Roden /b /p p Is there really such a thing as an authentic dish? In a mouth-watering journey stretching from Paris to Tokyo, join award-winning food writer Anya von Bremzen as she chews over the legend of Margherita pizza, indulges in the craze for high-end noodles and digs into the postcolonial paradoxes of Mexico s mole. /p p Full of eye-opening tales and sparkling wit, i National Dish /i explores the politics of national pride that tie food to place, untangling the myths and misunderstandings around some of the world s most famous cuisines. /p p b ________________ /b /p p b PRAISE FOR i NATIONAL DISH /i : /b /p p Sparklingly intelligent b SPECTATOR /b /p p A delightfully engaged and engaging writer b OBSERVER /b /p p So enlightening… so much fun to read b FT /b /p p A fast-paced, entertaining travelogue b NEW YORK TIMES /b /p p Playful, erudite and mouthwatering b FUSCHIA DUNLOP /b /p