Fictitious Dishes

<p><strong>FOR THOSE WHO LOVE GREAT FICTION AND FOOD</strong></p><p>Pairing approximately 50 charming photographic re-creations of meals from classic and contemporary literature--all prepared styled and shot by the author--with relevant excerpts Fictitious Dishes is an innovative gift book for literature lovers foodies as well as design and book junkies.</p> <p><em>Fictitious Dishes </em>presents these imaginative pairings in an eye-catching format. Along with the excerpt from the original work each entry includes information about food the author their works and the food itself. Fun facts--Proust's infamous madeleine made its appearance on the printed page the same year the Oreo was invented for example--along with anecdotes about writers their works and their culinary predilections fill the charming book from start to finish. Among the highlighted meals are: <br/><br/>Alice's Adventures in Wonderful: The Mad Hatter's Tea Party<br/>The Bell Jar: Crab-stuffed Avocado<br/>The Catcher in the Rye: Cheese sandwich and Malted <br/>The Corrections: Cupcakes and Chardonnay<br/>Emma: Picnic Lunch<br/>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Open-faced Sandwich with Coffee<br/>The Great Gatsby: Glistening Hors-d'oeuvre and cocktail<br/>Middlesex: Hercules flexing hotdog<br/>On the Road: Apple Pie with Ice Cream<br/>To Kill a Mockingbird: Fried Chicken Tomatoes Beans Scuppernong and Rolls<br/>To the Lighthouse: Boeuf en Daube<br/> <br/>Comprehensive and entertaining <em>Fictitious Dishes </em>is an irresistible impulse buy and makes the perfect gift for food literature and design aficionados for every occasion.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> </p>