Description
This offers readers a global view of the oyster, tracing its role in cooking, art, literature, and politics from the dawn of time to the present day. Oysters have inspired chefs, painters, and writers alike, have sustained communities financially and ecologically, and have loomed large in legend and history. Using the oyster as the central theme, Smith has organized the book around time periods and geographical locations, looking at the oyster’s influence through colorful anecdotes, eye-opening scientific facts, and a wide array of visuals. Drew Smith is former editor of The Good Food Guide, which was a number one bestseller for ten years. He has been a restaurant writer for the Guardian and has won the Glenfiddich award, which recognises outstanding food and drink writing, three times. Smith has written extensively on food and cooking including his much-acclaimed series of books on supermarket foods, Good Food and on restaurant cooking, Modern Cooking. He lives in London.
