If there is such a thing as a comfort food book, Bemelmans' stories are it. His evocative tales of grand hotel life have a reporter's eye for sensory detail, yet he always manages to bathe his world and it's lovable characters in the mood of a fairytale. Meet the girl-hungry hotel Magician, Kalakobe the African cook, Mr Sigsag, Monsieur Victor, Mespoulet and an unforgettable cast of down but not yet out hotel employees. A feast of food writing. And once you've read one Bemelmans' tale you fall in love and want to read the lot.
ISBN: | 9780091887872 |
Publication date: | 10th October 2002 |
Author: | Ludwig Bemelmans |
Publisher: | Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 302 pages |
Genres: |
Cookery, Food and Drink Autobiography: general Hotel, hospitality and catering trades Humour |