Gourmets' Almanac
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"The Gourmet Almanac" is a book about food. But it is not a collection of recipes, but rather a journey through time. The works of the French historian, theorist and practitioner of delicious food Alexandre Grimaud de La Reynière (1758-1837) provide an opportunity to learn from an informed and witty eyewitness how provisions were bought in Paris in the early 19th century, how dishes were prepared and served, what the meal schedule was and what lunch or dinner consisted of; how many bottles of wine were drunk during a meal; why cheese was called a drunkard's biscuit; how old-fashioned breakfasts differed from new-fangled "breakfasts with a fork in hand", a friendly lunch from a friendly dinner, and a brunette lunch from a blond lunch; how to invite people to visit and how to respond to an invitation, and many more "appetizing" details of the everyday life of a gourmet of the century before last, which you will not learn from other books. The Russian reader gets the opportunity to get acquainted with the texts of Grimaud de La Reynière in almost full. The book was prepared by Vera Milchina, a leading research fellow at the IVGI RSUH and SHAGI RANEPA.
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