Eating for England

The British have a relationship with their food that is unlike that of any other country. Once something that was never discussed in polite company, it is now something with which the nation is obsessed. But arethey at last developing a food culture or arethey just going through the motions?This entertaining, detailed, and somewhat tongue-in-cheek observation of the British and their food, cooking, eating, andbehavior in restaurants, covers such topics as dinner parties, funeral teas, Indian restaurants, dieting, and eating while under the influence. Written in Nigel Slater’s trademark style, Eating for England highlightsthe nation'sidiosyncratic attitude towards the fine art of dining.