Title: Stones for Tea
Product review: This book has very little culinary value. It is more a travel log with quaint verses and images of British sights and architecture. As such it is not too bad. One shouldn't however hope to gleam any insight into traditional British foods or culinary traditions from this volume, of which there are many in fact that the authors remained unaware of. As post WWII Britain was not the best time to explore British culinary traditions. I dare say that it only takes a half dozen good or bad restaurants to make or break the reputation of an area. So take the Epicurean out of this book's title. Some 20 years after this book was written I spent a few months in and around London. The finest steaks and prime ribs were to be had. Almost every bakery offered delicious savory pastries. The fish and chips, even in small shops, were sumptuous and I have never found Indian and Pakistani restaurants that even compare. And on my meager budget, I had just barely scratched the surface.
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