MEDIEVAL COOK, THE

This book takes us into the world of the medieval cook, from the chefs in the great medieval courts and aristocratic households cate ring for huge feasts, to the peasant wife attempting to feed her family from scarce resources, from cooking at street stalls to work ing as hired caterers for private functions. It shows how they were presented in the art, literature and moral commentary of the per iod (valued on some grounds, despised on others), how they functioned, and how they coped with the limitations and the expectations which fac...[Read more]