Repast: The Story of Food (British Museum)

A deliciously fascinating, expertly written global tour of cooking, eating, and drinking, told through objects in the collection of the British Museum.

Our insatiable appetite for creativity in the kitchenor around the open fireis reflected in the fascinating objects explored in this book. Written by food writer Jenny Linford in collaboration with the British Museum, Repast focuses on artifacts in the museum's collectionfrom ancient clay cooking vessels to exquisite gold cupsspanning multiple continents and dating from prehistory to the modern day.

Taking a broadly chronological approach to the subject, the book is arranged into thirteen thematic chapters, starting with explorations of hunting and gathering and ending with the history of eating out; along the way, agriculture, alcohol, and cookingamong other subjectsare also investigated.