The humble yet dynamic lemon takes center stage in The Gourmand's Lemon: A Collection of Stories and Recipes, embarking upon an lively voyage through art, film, literature and recipes. Join the culinary experts at The Gourmand on an in-depth exploration of the literary, linguistic, historic, and gastronomic legacy of lemons where the line between food and art is happily blurred.
Featuring more than 60 original lemon-infused recipes that celebrate the versatility and complexity of the king of citrus in the second volume of the best-selling series, this veritable ode to the lemon charts the fruit’s astonishingly intricate genealogy, explores its role as a literary device for urbane voices including Joan Didion, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Wolfe, and James Joyce, and examines the iconic symbolism of the ubiquitous and entrepreneurial lemonade stand. Accompanying amusing citrus-centric anecdotes and captivating photography by Bobby Doherty, is a foreword by chef and acclaimed food writer Simon Hopkinson with introduction by art critic and author Jennifer Higgie.
Whether exploring their presence in Medici gardens, marveling at their contributions to science or contemplating their use in early spycraft as an invisible ink, this fascinating book ensures these joyful, yet unassuming, yellow orbs will ever-remain ripe with intrigue.
