The Food Almanac: Recipes and Stories for a Year at the Table

by Miranda York

The Food Almanac is a monthly collection of food stories told by an eclectic mix of voices from the literary and food worlds.

From legendary food writers and lauded chefs to up-and-coming poets and debut novelists, each story looks at the gastronomic world through a cultural prism, using food as a way to explore deeper issues. After all, writing about food is, inevitably, writing about life.

This diverse, dazzling collection of food writing includes memoirs, essays, short stories and poems, all commissioned specially for the collection by Miranda York, editor of At The Table magazine.

Genres: Nonfiction, Food, Cooking, Cookbooks, Food and Drink

176 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2020

About the author

Miranda York started her career as a food, travel and culture journalist, writing for publications such as Financial Times, Vogue, Urban Junkies, How To Spend It and Harper's Bazaar before she founded TOAST, now known as At The Table, in 2013. She has since curated over 80 events and published an independent food magazine, as well as founding a food market in Bermondsey.

A born-and-bred Londoner, her favourite restaurants are to be found under railway arches and along the narrow streets of Soho.

In 2019, Miranda launches a podcast with Anna Sulan Masing based on their sell-out series of events, Voices At The Table. The series will also be going on the road, with events lined up in Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh and New York, alongside monthly events in London.

https://atthetable.co.uk/

Reviews

[Emma Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such an enjoyable collection of stories, poems and recipes. I was brought to tears by a couple of entries and inspired by the rest to make more of an effort to eat seasonally.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really wonderful companion for your cookbook collection. Each month has. A lot to it: seasonal recipes; musings and reflections. November was my favourite - especially the piece on ‘rot’. There’s some great cooks/chefs included too, for example Rachel Roddy and Yotam Ottolenghi. A lovely, comforting read.

[Stephen Rötzsch Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

It seems that after two editions of York's Food Almanac, someone (York? The publisher? I suspect the latter) has given up on the idea of an annual release. A shame - I could have happily spent the rest of my life filling my shelves with these books.

[Lisa of Hopewell]

I learned of this book here: https://youtu.be/Y2_NP_tJ3b8