{"product_id":"claudia-roden-arabesque-2005-hardback","title":"Claudia Roden: Arabesque [2005] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the enchanting \u003ci\u003eArabesque\u003c\/i\u003e by Claudia Roden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaudia Roden returns to the countries of Turkey, Lebanon and Morocco in search of new and old recipes and to find out how cooking has evolved since she first introduced us to these cuisines in the 1960s. The result is a tribute to the different culinary histories and contemporary food of these fascinating countries, from the mezze dishes of Turkey and the sweet pastries of Lebanon to the unmistakable flavours and spices of Morocco. In her inimitable style, in \u003ci\u003eArabesque \u003c\/i\u003eClaudia Roden has created a passionate, evocative book full of stories, memories and delicious food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Claudia Roden:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Claudia Roden is no more a simple cookbook writer than Marcel Proust was a biscuit baker. She is, rather, memorialist, historian, ethnographer, anthropologist, essayist, poet ...' \u003cb\u003eSimon Schama\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Every one of Claudia's books introduced us to a delicious new world' Sam and Sam Clarke 'Roden's great gift is to conjure up not just a cuisine but the culture from which it springs' \u003cb\u003eNigella Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Claudia Roden's writing has the fascination of her conversation. Her books are treasure-houses of information and mines of literary pleasures' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs well as writing cookbooks and presenting cooking shows on the BBC, Claudia Roden is also a cultural anthropologist based in the United Kingdom. Born and brought up in Cairo, she finished her education in Paris before moving to London to study art. With the publication of her bestselling classic, A Book of Middle Eastern Food in 1968, Claudia Roden revolutionized Western attitudes to the cuisines of the Middle East. Since then she has published nine other books, including the award winning classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Jewish Food\u003c\/i\u003e, and has won no fewer than six Glenfiddich awards for her writing. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eA Book of Middle Eastern Food, The Food of Italy, Mediterranean Cookery \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Food of Spain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roden, Claudia","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51152903799123,"sku":"9780718145811","price":36.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/roden-claudia-claudia-roden-arabesque-2005-hardback-9780718145811-1172315934.jpg?v=1749474329","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/claudia-roden-arabesque-2005-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}