A Delicious Way To Earn A Living
Language: English
Published by Grub Street, 2008
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- Title
- A Delicious Way To Earn A Living
- Author
- Michael Bateman
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good Jacket
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1904943926
- ISBN 13
- 9781904943921
- Item weight
- 19 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x0x9
- Seller catalogs
- Food and Drink
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Review
This collection is one of those delightful books that need not be read straight throught from cover to cover, but according to your whim. If you want to discover his opinon on ready-cooked meals then go to the chapter entitled Snob Appeal on a Plate. If, on the other hand, you have often wondered how a food critic can eat like a king, yet still address the plight of the hungry, go to the chapter headed Gourmet with a Conscience. And if you want to know why he became so impressed with Sophie Grigson's modern approach to cookery and her emphasis on freshness, flavour and texture, go to Sophie's Choice. You will not be disappointed. This is a book that no foodie should ignore --Oxford Times
A collection of acticles by the late Michael Bateman is highly welcome. A Delicious Way to Earn a Living reminds us of his vitality. His topics in these pieces in the 1970s and 1980s include English mustard, hollandaise sauce and cat food. Among many highlights is a 12-page chat with Elizabeth David, who notes that 'wrapping a bottle of wine in several sheets of dampened newspaper' keeps it 'cool as a cucumber' --The Independent
He was very outspoken, a no-nonsense food writer, who liked substance rather than design. He had the respect of everyone --Raymond Blanc
For anyone who thinks that campaigning about food began with Jamie Oliver, this timely collection of food writer Michael Bateman's columns and essays will be a revelation. Michael was hugely respected by his peers, many of whose careers he fostered in his role of food editor of the Independent on Sunday. The anothology includes pieces bemoaning the quality of mass-produced food and drink - from gassy lager to Wall's sausages, Coke and fish fingers - as well as a 'taste test' of cat food and a piece about prison fare. His extensive travels provoke many other pieces, all stemming from his insatiable curiosity but written with a deft touch and not a little humour, reinforced by a sprinkling of his own rather droll cartoons. --The Grove Magazine
Bateman was perhaps the most consistently entertaining and informative food write in Brtain. This collectino of his journalism gives a flavour of his impressive range. He was equally at home writing in-repth interviews (his profile of Elizabeth David is especially revealing), analysing food additives and branded goods (there's a terrific account of the Heinz baked bean factory), commenting wryly on the "cappuccino craze" or campaigning for real chickens and real bredd. Wherever you dip in there are unexpected treats. --The Sunday Times
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M Godding Books Ltd
Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
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