Fifty Years of English Food

Authors

  • Sam Bilton Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.30849

Keywords:

Jane Grigson, English Food, Traditional Food, Regional Food, Culinary Heritage

Abstract

In 1974 Jane Grigson published English Food to restore some faith in England’s culinary heritage and show that there was a great deal of merit in the traditional, domestic cooking of this nation. Fifty years on, Sam Bilton reflects on the relevance of this work today.

Author Biography

  • Sam Bilton, Independent Scholar

    Food historian, writer and podcaster Sam Bilton has been intrigued by spices most of her life. She has published two books with Prospect Books – First Catch Your Gingerbread (2021) and Fool’s Gold: A History of British Saffron. Sam’s third book The Philosophy of Chocolate was published by the British Library in October 2023. Sam also edits PPC and presents the Comfortably Hungry and A is for Apple 
    podcasts. For further information visit <https://sambilton.com> or follow Sam on instagram @mrssbilton.

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Published

2024-09-13

Issue

PPC 129 (2024)

Section

Notes and Short Reports

How to Cite

Bilton, Sam. 2024. “Fifty Years of English Food”. Petits Propos Culinaires, September, 37-40. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.30849.