The Gourmand's Lemon. A Collection of Stories and Recipes

The second volume of TASCHEN's collaboration with The Gourmand explores the lemon's intriguing history, literary references, and artistic representations, featuring over 60 lemon-infused recipes and photography.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 18 March 2024
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

The second installment in TASCHEN's collaboration with The Gourmand, the masters of the rich intersection of food and art, takes center stage the deceptively simple lemon. These cheerful yellow orbs, which have been used as invisible ink since 600 CE to write covert messages, shaped the Medici dynasty, warded off scurvy, and had a hand in forming the mob. The Gourmand charts the lemon's astonishingly intricate genealogy, explores its role as a literary device for writers such as Joan Didion, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Wolfe, and James Joyce, and examines its unique representation of the American dream through lemonade stands.

A favorite subject of art history giants, the lemon captivates in the still lifes of Old Masters and inspires the breakthroughs of modern visionaries like Picasso, Matisse, and Warhol. Lemons also find themselves at the cutting edge of design in Philippe Starck's iconic Juicy Salif and the unassuming yet revolutionary Jif Lemon. Their presence extends to the decorative arts, gracing everything from Arts and Crafts wallpapers to mythological ceramics. Even the famed Bloomsbury Group found lemons entangled in their literary love affairs.

Accompanying these citrus-centric anecdotes are a foreword by chef and acclaimed food writer Simon Hopkinson and an introduction by art critic and author Jennifer Higgie, alongside more than 60 lemon-infused recipes across global cuisines and for every occasion, including perfect poultry, decadent sauces, classic cocktails, and indulgent desserts, with custom photography by Bobby Doherty.

Weight: 1227g
Dimension: 279 x 200 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836585903