About the Journal

Petits Propos Culinaires (PPC) was founded in 1979 by Alan Davidson, editor of the Oxford Companion to Food and his wife, Jane, also a food historian, aided by a circle of friends including Elizabeth David, Richard Olney, Claudia Roden, Jane Grigson, Harold McGee,  and Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz.  PPC quickly became the UK's pre-eminent food history periodical. Davidson edited the journal until 2000 when he was succeeded by Tom Jaine who retired in 2023, succeeded in turn by Sam Bilton. The journal moved to Equinox in January, 2024.

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PPC 130 (2024)
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Published: 2024-11-21

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