The Gilded Table: Recipes and Table History from the Campbell House

by Suzanne Corbett

Recipes and table history from the Campbell House, St. Louis, MO including 150 of Virginia Campbell's recipes held at the Campbell House Museum brought up to modern standards.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Melinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting time capsule back to the American Victorian era, this beautiful book with full color illustrations documents the guests and meals at the Campbell table during the Gilded Age. I purchased a signed edition on a summer 2016 tour of the house museum in St Louis; for many years, the museum held a fund raising dinner based on Virginia Campbell's recipes, all of which have been updated for the modern table here. Many illustrations and notes with the recipes transport the reader back to a time when fine dining occurred not at a restaurant, but around a well-appointed family table. My high school history students were amazed at the cutlery used for a single meal and the lengthy, exotic menus.