Giveaway: Literary Feasts
I was really intrigued by the book Literary Feasts: Inspired Eating from Classic Fiction
Here’s a description of the book from Amazon:
Our busy twenty-first-century lifestyle doesn’t allow much time for us to enjoy the pleasures of a good meal. Literary Feasts aims to change that by restoring readers’ desires to eat, drink, and be merry.
While Leopold Bloom fortified himself for his rambles through Dublin with a hearty breakfast of grilled kidneys with pepper, thinly sliced bread and butter, and a large pot of tea, James Bond started his days off with a half pint of chilled OJ, three scrambled eggs, two cups of black coffee, and a pack of Chesterfields. The lucky revelers invited to Jay Gatsby’s mansion feasted on baked hams, pastry pigs, and turkeys bewitched to dark gold, all washed down with champagne served in glasses the size of finger bowls. And of course P. G. Wodehouse made sure that Bertie Wooster always dined in style. The eating scenes gathered here — drawn from the works of Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Chekhov, Christina Rossetti, Louisa May Alcott, Shakespeare, and many other great writers — will inspire even the most jaded of palates. Literary Feasts includes a bounty of practical ideas, too, on how readers can dress up, prepare the food themselves, and make truly memorable occasions. Literary Feasts is perfect for book lovers who live to eat.
To enter, leave a comment on this post by Thursday, May 20th. I’ll choose a winner at random and announce the lucky guy or gal the next day.
Good luck!
Looks so good! Thanks for the giveaway.
s.mickelson at gmail dot com
I’m in! This looks like an awesome book. I love the original concept.
I collect cookbooks, or any books that have to do with food. I would love to read this one.
twoofakind12@yahoo.com
Looks like a fun and yummy book!
Oh… two of my favorite subjects: books and food! Thanks for offering the giveaway, I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
I have heard lovely things about this book (prior to today), and I’d love to add it to my collection.
Thanks for the nice giveaway!
sounds like fun – I’d read it!
mmm… now I’m hungry for words and hungry for food!
sign me up
Love books and food.
This sounds like such an interesting book. Adding it to my to read list.
Oh how clever! I love fiction books that use food as a topic-especially Southern fiction!
smchester at gmail dot com
I love the concept. What a great read.
Sounds awesome. Thanks for the possibility.
bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com
Wow-my 2 favorite things in one-books and food!
this sounds like a fun book
Looks great!
I’m a bookworm and an aspiring chef. I would love to read this. Thanks.
Great giveaway.
What an interesting idea for a book!
I am an english major and would really enjoy this book I believe.
This looks interesting.
Making me interested in eating and drinking?! Sign me up!
jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com
I’ve thought of films that have created a gastronomic delight, but not books; what a great idea!
Well, I love books, I love literature, I love cookbooks and I love cooking. I even have en entire wall in the kitchen filled with cooking/food related books and magazines on bookshelves – a virtual library and this book would make a very fine addition to our prized collection.
I say OUR collection because my husband is very into the entire culinary/literary experience as well. Call it a chared passion!
I am a voracious reader so this one looks good to me!
I’d like to give it a try , thanks
I would love to win this.
Being a reader and a foodie this book would be simply delicious to feast upon …..
susan56bft at gmail dot com
Yes please, sounds like a great book!
This book combines two of my favorite things – reading and eating!
I am sure it is a “delicious” read!
i love to read, your blog is awesome!
I would love to read this book. I would enjoy reading about all the memorable food fests in literature.
looks really good thanks for the chance to win
Books + Food = heaven.
jwsweeps@aim.com
Looks great, thanks for the chance to win it.
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
Sounds like a great read!
This looks like a fun way to connect to some great literature. Thanks for the chance!
Looks like an awesome read and book to add to my collection! Thanks for the opportunity
Please enter me
Thanks for this drawing. It looks like a very interesting book!