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Book Review: The Philosophy of Puddings by Neil Buttery (British Library Publishing, £10.00)
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Don’t you just love it when a local author writes a(nother!) great book? Many of you will recognise Neil Buttery from his days trading at Levenshulme market, or his takeover of the POD premises with a restaurant that had the aim of demonstrating just how good British food can be. So, it’s safe to say he knows his stuff and in the last few years he’s focussed on research for his blog British Food: A History and food-related books. The Philosophy of Puddings comes hot on the heels of the author’s 2022s A Dark History of Sugar, and Before Mrs Beeton, which was published in...
Book Review: Halloweird: Classic Stories from the Season of Samhain, edited by Johnny Mains (The British Library, £16.99)
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It’s safe to say this will be new territory for most of us. And that is the charm: literally every tale is a new discovery and the only way to get an inkling of where it will take you is to sit and read it.