Miranda York’s The Food Almanac: Volume II is an annual, seasonal collection of recipes and stories celebrating the joy of food – a dazzling, diverse mix of memoir, history, short stories and poems alongside recipes, cooking tips, menus and reading lists.
Following on from The Food Almanac, this book is both an inspiring kitchen companion and an enriching, comforting read for the armchair cook. Join Miranda York, editor of At The Table, as she guides you through the year, accompanied by legendary food writers, lauded chefs, up-and-coming poets and award-winning novelists and a diverse mix of history, memoir, stories and poems, alongside recipes, cooking tips and techniques, menus and reading lists.
From Caroline Eden describing the dining car on the Siberian Express to Diana Henry honouring the softness of autumn, from Simon Hopkinson discussing the glory of puddings to Russell Norman celebrating the beautiful bitterness of chicory, each month includes a seasonal three-course menu from food writers such as Jeremy Lee, Tommi Miers, Emily Scott and Calum Franklin, plus additional recipes from the likes of Mary Berry, Asma Khan, Darina Allen and Gill Meller – in The Food Almanac: Volume II there is an abundance of thought-provoking, hunger-making food writing for you to tuck into, whatever the season.
