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Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Ben Schott (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 158 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; illustrated edition edition (3 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747566542
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747566540
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 11.9 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 51,178 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From the mind that brought you Schott's Original Miscellany comes a collection of vital irrelevance and uncommon knowledge surrounding the worlds of food and drink. Schott's Food And Drink Miscellany is a snapper up of unconsidered trifles (in both senses of the word) - from food history to cooking terms; cocktail recipes to dining etiquette; grace before meals to after-dinner toasts. What other book can tell you the accepted procedure when drinking from a Loving Cup; which potatoes are best for mashing; how to fold your napkins into a variety of pleasing shapes; the correct technique for lighting a cigar, or a Christmas pudding; or how to make the legendary 'Monster Egg'? Schott's Food And Drink Miscellany offers all this - and more. It will inform you of the King who served foie gras to his dog; the feast where guests ate in fear of their lives; the socialite who spiked his punch with benzedrine; and the dining club whose members ate their meals in reverse. An 'olla podrida' of all that is pertinent to wining, dining and socialising, Schott's Food And Drink Miscellany offers everything for the food-lover, wine-drinker, gastronome and glutton.


About the Author

Ben Schott is the author of SCHOTT'S ORIGINAL MISCELLANY. A photographer, designer and miscellanist he lives in London, and divides his time between Highgate and the British Library.
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113 of 116 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Miscellaneous Triumph, 4 Nov 2003
By Jane Masterson (Manchester) - See all my reviews
If you liked Schott's Original Miscellany, and I loved it, then you are sure to like the sequel.

I was a little sceptical as to how Schott would write a Miscellany on a narrow subject like food and drink - but on opening the book I realised that it was not that narrow after all! He has everything from how to sharpen a carving knife to a list of slaves at a Roman feast (there was even a slave to fan the guests with peacock feathers....). In between are famous lasts meals, poisonous mushrooms, how to mix the perfect Martini (and a host of other cocktails) - and, of course, how to cure a hangover. He's got some useful stuff (cooking times, freezer temperatures) - but he doesn't get carried away with making the book to useful... there are wonderful pages on absinthe, gout, vitamins in beer, curry types, cigar measurement... and on and on!

Moreover, the whole book has the same lovely, elegant feel as the first - and it looks just wonderful on my shelf next to the Original. Don't think, however, it will transform you into a chef overnight... I spend far too much time flicking through the book to actually go and cook anything!

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75 of 79 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Have your cake and eat it., 3 Nov 2003
By G. Bell (scotland) - See all my reviews
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Buy, borrow, or steal a copy. This little gem of a book is packed full of information relating to all things edible.From Absinthe to Zoo Eating, by way of Dining Times for Monks, it is all here.

Neatly packaged with a useful index, this book is designed for the itinerant reader and will appeal to anyone with an enquiring mind or love of the abstract.

A great deal of genuinely useful information is presented together with an entertaining mix of irreverent and sometimes bizarre material, which is guaranteed to provoke and comfort.

Much delightful detail is provided on the demon drink and the book is probably best enjoyed with a strengthening tincture.

I cannot recommend the book too highly {it would prove an excellent Christmas gift} nor find fault except that now hooked I will be compelled to buy the others in the series.

P.S. Should it all prove too much the Heimlich manoeuvre can be found on page 92.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Obscure trivia at it's best, 9 Jan 2004
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This is one of the most facinating books on food I have read in a long while. It is full of interesting pieces of information from one end to the other. It's great for just dipping in and out of or reading from one end to the other, whatever you fancy. If you are a lover of food then this book really is compulsive reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous reference book, and also fun to drip or read trough!
Bought this as a gift then got my own. Love Schott's Miscellanies and have his Sporting, as well as Original. All fabulous, quirky but more than encompassing! Read more
Published on 4 May 2007 by Mr. DAVID Geer

1.0 out of 5 stars Would be good if it was right
The trouble with books like this one, is that sometimes they are badly researched. Unfortunately I have found at least two jarring errors in this book that make me unable to... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2007 by Philip Hannay

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly pointless, yet very interesting
Following on from Scotts miscellany (a book full of a huge variety of irrelevant information) this is the slightly more topical and restricted version based on food and drink... Read more
Published on 18 May 2006 by David Lovie

5.0 out of 5 stars A great idea for a book & he does it so well
All the facts you never thought you wanted to know about food and drink. Not only do you now want to know them but you crave to know more. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2005 by gemz8

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply amazing!!!
This is such a good book that every foodie on this planet should buy!! i had it for last christmas and the only word to describe it would be random! Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2005 by David Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Marvellous!
I was given a copy of Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany last year. Even though the book contains a large wad of useless trivia, it is far more useful than any of my other cookery... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2004 by brizzle_river

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and rather superficial
I did read it all so it can't be that bad, but this book is written by a trivia fetishist and not a real foodie. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2004 by Gus

4.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic gift
A great little book of useless (and some useful) facts - from how to make 21 different cocktails, how to say cheers in 32 languages and the history of Captain Birdseye.
Published on 7 Feb 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional trivia
I own a copy of Schott's Original Miscellany and love it so much I bought a copy of the the Food and Drink version - truly exceptional trivia. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2004 by A. S. Garton

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful little pocket food and drink bible!
Bought as a present, this book will have something for everyone, no matter how much food and drink knowledge they possess! Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2003 by Jason Barber

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