A.A. Gill knows food, & loves food. A meal is never just a meal. It has a past, a history, connotations. It is a metaphor for life. A.A. Gill delights in decoding what lies behind the food on our plates: famously, his reviews are as much ruminations on society at large as they are about the restaurants themselves. So alongside the concepts, customers & cuisines, ten years of writing about restaurants has yielded insights on everything from yaks to cowboys, picnics to politics. TABLE TALK is an idiosyncratic selection of A.A. Gill`s writing about food, taken from his Sunday Times & Tatler columns. Sometimes inspired by the traditions of a whole country, sometimes by a single ingredient, it is a celebration of what great eating can be, an excoriation of those who get it wrong, & an education about our own appetites. Because it spans a decade, the book focuses on A.A. Gill`s general dining experiences rather than individual restaurants
- food fads, tipping, chefs, ingredients, eating in town & country & abroad, & the best & worst dining experiences. Fizzing with wit, it is a treat for gourmands, gourmets & anyone who relishes good writing.