If you eat food for pleasure as well as sustenance, then guess what? You’re a Foodie. Are you a food lover who enjoys using vintage kitchen items? Then this book is for you!
In The Foodie’s Guide to Antiques & Collectables, you’ll learn all about the social histories and collectables for some of your favourite foods, including:
- The weird history of beer, from ancient civilizations to witchcraft to the 11th Commandment.
- The many uses for butter throughout history, from cooking to plastering it all over your face.
- The world’s love of champagne, including its health-giving properties – yay, that bit’s true!
- The evolution of cheese production, including varieties you probably wouldn’t eat even on a double-dare.
- The rich history of chocolate, from the privileged few to a world-wide treat, and how it might run out soon.
- The fascinating history of coffee, from bouncing goats to fostering sedition and why it’s so popular today.
- The sweet history of honey, from a royal fly deterrent to its use in biological warfare, and its amazing health benefits.
- The creamy history of ice cream, from whale poop to much-loved indulgence, including varieties that will create a nuclear holocaust in your mouth (and your bottom) to practically any flavour you can imagine.
- The tropical history of pineapples, including their use as indicators of social status and their role as the world’s first rent-a-food.
- The versatile history of tomatoes, including their use as aphrodisiacs to their potential as Martian crops.
But that’s far from all. Drawing on my 35+ years as an antiques dealer and international buyer, The Foodie’s Guide to Antiques & Collectables will also teach you how to buy antique kitchenalia like a professional. In each chapter, you’ll learn about how to buy the antique and vintage pieces associated with each featured food, including:
- What are good antique or vintage pieces and what to avoid
- How to tell that you’re getting the real deal
- The price ranges you should consider
Price includes postage.