If there is such a thing as a comfort food book, Bemelmans'' stories are it. His evocative tales of grand hotel life have a reporter''s eye for sensory detail, yet he always manages to bathe his world and it''s lovable characters in the mood of a fairytale. Meet the girl-hungry hotel Magician, Kalakobe the African cook, Mr Sigsag, Monsieur Victor, Mespoulet and an unforgettable cast of down but not yet out hotel employees.

A feast of food writing. And once you''ve read one Bemelmans'' tale you fall in love and want to read the lot.


Format Häftad Omfång 320 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Ebury Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2002-10-10 ISBN 9780091887872