Food Writers at Daunt Books

Daunt Books has cooked up a literary feast with an evening of mouth-watering talks from a trio of unusual food writers. Helena Attlee, Pen Vogler and Mina Holland will share their diverse experience in the field of flavour, from its historical role to its global manifestations.

A simple citrus forms the lens through which Italian culture is explored in The Land Where Lemons Grow . Helena Attlee maps historical change as she charts the lemon’s significance from Renaissance art to its surprising role in organised crime. In an altogether more English take on flavours, food historian Pen Vogler’s Dinner with Mr Darcy painstakingly recreates the recipes of the Georgian era. By focusing on the food in Austen’s oeuvre, Vogler reveals the social significance of food both historically and within the novels. Expanding the examination of meals to a global scale, Mina Holland’s The Edible Atlas mixes anecdotes, literature, history and recipes in an exploration of global cuisine. This fascinating journey reveals the cultural importance of different culinary customs. Together, these foodie adventures promise to open your mind and tantalise your taste buds.