ARGONAUT BOOKS

An ABC of unusual, unruly and misunderstood fruits: in twenty-six chapters, Kate Lebo blends personal, cultural and natural history with the best of food writing in this unique book. Reviews Darkly funny . . . "Deeply researched" doesn't begin to describe how far into ancient texts and their subtexts, obscure cookbooks and corners of the internet Lebo excavated to tell us the stories of these fruits. What she digs up for each is often fascinating, sometimes juicy, rarely dry . . . The ingredients, like words, get thoughtfully measured and weighed and mixed into something del...Read More