When food is referred to in literature, it is usually – not surprisingly – because characters are eating it. And when characters don’t eat, it is usually because they have been deprived of food or the food is inedible, as is the case with Jane Eyre at boarding school Continue reading “The Denial of Food”
Month: June 2015
A Danish Break
A deviation from my journey through food in English literature, but after a recent short break in Copenhagen I felt inspired to try my hand at a bit of Danish baking, and blog about it. So this post is more about moving from the pages of the guidebook – rather than those of literary texts – to the plate. Continue reading “A Danish Break”