My Books
“Here in ‘Barges and Bread’, Di Murrell recounts in a highly readable and entertaining way how the Thames with its flash locks and mills was made navigable; how bargemen brought grain to London even during the time of the plague; how the masters of the ‘hoy’ barges established the first Corn Exchange in the City and how the American gold rush caused the great sailing clippers of the time to bring wheat to the capital. All this and more is to be found in this truly fascinating little book.”
“Her first hand knowledge of the Thames and direct involvement with its grain traffic brings a fresh approach from a different vantage point and gives us new insights into a little known area of London’s story.”
https://www.eatthispodcast.com/barges-and-bread/
Pub.
https://prospectbooks.co.uk
ISBN -13 978-1-909248-51-9
240pp, paperback with flaps
Size: 216 x 138mm
Price: £12.50 Black & white
https://prospectbooks.co.uk/products-page/current-titles/barges-bread/
A Foodie Afloat
‘A Foodie Afloat’ is the story of a cook’s journey through France on a barge. Di Murrell takes us on a gentle journey across the French landscape, by way of the lesser known waterways of the north and centre and shows, through her recipes, how the cuisine of the country changes with the landscape.
Pub. Troubador Publishing Ltd
https://troubador.co.uk/matador
ISBN 978-1838593-513
Price: £12.99 Black & white
Available from [email protected]
Petits Propos Culinaire (PPC)
Where to find some of my writings:
Petits Propos Culinaire (PPC) is a journal of food studies and food history published by Prospect Books three times a year since 1980. Now edited by Tom Jaine it is a mix of academic study, food history written with a light touch, and slightly quirky essays written by people like me. Amongst its contributors over the years are some of the best food and cookery writers of our time. Such a special publication continues to deserve our support.
PPC 96 August 2012:
Food on the Move
PPC 99 November 2013:
Hospital Food – à la française
PPC 101 October 2014:
The Limejuice Run
PPC 104 December 2015:
Cabbage Rules
PPC 110 February 2018:
Une Mauvaise Herbe; Purslane
Zisha – The Little Teapot from Yixing
This little book describes the importance of tea in the life of China and documents the role played by an extraordinary teapot that has come to symbolise the very essence of Chinese art and culture. Fashioned from the unique purple clay known as ‘zisha’,this singular ceramic art form has its roots in a tradition dating back some ten thousand years and brings together other traditional customs and arts such as the ceremonial making of tea, the carving of seals, calligraphy, painting and poetry. The Yixing Zisha teapot symbolises, in one simple everyday object, the rich cultural heritage of China.
Written in English, The Little Teapot from Yixing, introduces readers to the living history that is embodied in this simple everyday object.
Pub.
https://prospectbooks.co.uk
ISBN -13 978-1-909248-51-9
240pp, paperback with flaps
Size: 216 x 138mm
Price: £12.50 Black & white
https://prospectbooks.co.uk/products-page/current-titles/barges-bread/
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