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There has never been a golden age or even a very stable one, says Diane Purkiss, in a serious consideration of how English food has changed over time

18 January 2023

10:00 PM

18 January 2023

10:00 PM

English Food: A People’s History Diane Purkiss

William Collins, pp.560, 30

There is a lot to like about Diane Purkiss’s English Food. It’s a hefty thing, packed full of titbits to trot out down the pub, but also a serious consideration of how English food has changed over time, and of the perils of assuming there has ever been a golden age, or even a very stable one.

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