TY - BOOK N2 - NATIONAL & REGIONAL CUISINE. Food is an important theme in Jane Austen's novels - it is used as a commodity for showing off, as a way of showing kindliness among neighbours, as part of the dynamics of family life, and - of course - for comic effect. Dinner with Mr Darcy takes authentic' recipes from the period, inspired by the food that features in Austen's novels and letters, and adapts them for contemporary cooks. The text is interwoven throughout with quotes from the novels, and feature spreads cover some of the key themes of food and eating in Austen's time, including table arrangements, kitchens and gardens, changing mealtimes, and servants and service. AB - NATIONAL & REGIONAL CUISINE. Food is an important theme in Jane Austen's novels - it is used as a commodity for showing off, as a way of showing kindliness among neighbours, as part of the dynamics of family life, and - of course - for comic effect. Dinner with Mr Darcy takes authentic' recipes from the period, inspired by the food that features in Austen's novels and letters, and adapts them for contemporary cooks. The text is interwoven throughout with quotes from the novels, and feature spreads cover some of the key themes of food and eating in Austen's time, including table arrangements, kitchens and gardens, changing mealtimes, and servants and service. T1 - Dinner with Mr. Darcy :recipes inspired by the novels and letters of Jane Austen / AU - Vogler, Pen, CN - TX717 CN - TX717 ID - 707659 KW - Cooking, English KW - Cooking, English SN - 9781782490562 SN - 1782490566 TI - Dinner with Mr. Darcy :recipes inspired by the novels and letters of Jane Austen / ER -