This historical panorama illustrates from the daily experiences of two thousand years the truth of the saying 'Man is what he eats'. Markets and market-gardeners, the dining club and the soup kitchen, gastronomy, starvation and adulteration are all ingredients in a book that shows how London has fed itself over the years.
'The book moves from the Roman Londinium to the 1960s, presenting the food fashions and demands of the growing population ... the many glossy illustrations and interesting detail about the people, places and society in general, make this volume easy to read yet useful. It should help you to understand what your ancestors ate, why, and how much; no matter at what level of society they are found.' FGS Forum, USA, Spring 2005, Volume 17, Number 1
245 x 185mm (hardback with 141 illustrations) 208 pages
Published 2003
