Toast: The Story of a Boy's HungerOne of Britain's most well-known cooks describes his personal culinary odyssey, from dangerous encounters with his mother's weevil-seasoned cakes to being harangued by readers who think he deliberately styles Yorkshire puddings to look like a woman's private parts. |
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User Review - lukespapa - LibraryThingAfter having read years ago, I re-read this book as my entry for an Edible Books contest. Though I didn't win the contest (toasted french bread topped with apple butter, crumbled blue cheese, freshly ... Read full review
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User Review - wealhtheowwylfing - LibraryThingA raw, engrossing, and sometimes uncomfortable memoir by a British chef. It covers his childhood and teenage years as though he's reliving them, recounting events with the same naivete and unconscious ... Read full review
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| Title | Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger |
| Author | Nigel Slater |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Fourth Estate, 2003 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | Aug 22, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1841152897, 9781841152899 |
| Length | 247 pages |
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