EATING AND DRINKING

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 142, 12 March 1938, Page 6 (Supplement)

EATING AND DRINKING

“The Epicure’s Companion,” by Edward and Lorna Bunyard (London: Dent).

Following three successful volumes in the “Companion” series, devoted respectively to the gardener, the motorist and the golfer, comes one for the epicure, defined in the preface as first of all an individualist, having a curious and inquiring mind, a joyous person finding s 0 much of interest in this inexhaustible w’orld of ours. "He will not pass through a wood unmindful of the half-concealed flowers or of the fluting of unseen birds. He will not eat his dinner without a word of gratitude to those who have prepared it or a chuckle of appreciation for some of the more subtle strokes in disposition of flavours and textures. In short, he will be a civilised man.” For such a person this book should be a companion indeed. The subleties of eating and drinking are discussed intelligently and with keen appreciation and a bright wit is apparent throughout. The work is surprisingly complete and full of detail, the principal authors being assisted in their task by such people as Andre L. Simon, N. Marcel Boulestin, G. B. Stern, G. M. Thomson, Sir Francis Colchester-Wemyss, Martin Armstrong, and Marguerite Bunyard. The illustrations are by Frances Bunyard.