AROUND THE TABLE

Diana Henry s food writing is a gift I so loved reading this book It is poignant funny and just plain great Stanley Tucci Lyrical radiant timeless A dazzling collection Nigel Slater Diana Henry is thrillingly alive to both the poetry and the practicalities of food and reading her is a nourishing resonant pleasure in itself Nigella Lawson An all too rare blend of sensible and sensuous writing on food Up there with Elizabeth David s An Omelette and a Glass of Wine this book will last Louise Kennedy author of Trespasses Diana writes like a dream Daily Mail The food writers food writer Mark Diacono 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 Diana Henry For Diana s many admirers her evocative writing about places people and food brings just as much pleasure as her delicious recipes Around the Table is a beautiful collection of some of Diana s very best essays handpicked from more than two decades of her beloved cookbooks Moving funny and incisive tog