Toast

Slater

Early years of the well-known food writer. This is both poignant and funny. Fond memories of his mother’s appalling cooking (eg the way she always burnt the toast) and of all sorts of food memories from his childhood - chocolate bourbon biscuits, instant whip, pineapple and cheese on cocktail sticks…etc. An enjoyable read, highly recommended.
Jean 7/5/06

Nigel Slater is a cookery writer who loves food and his recipes are often for real comfort food (when Doreen and Rory lived off his recipes, the put on a stone each). The book follows the author from early childhood to his teens, and each chapter is named after a food. His beloved mother was a very bad cook, and she died when he was nine; his step-mother, who was a very good cook, didn't love him and he hated her. So he was well-fed but unloved – and his father was cold and remote.

The book can be very funny, and is certainly recommended (particularly if you're familiar with Nigel Slater's writing in the weekend cookery pages).
Doreen 4/6/06

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