‘Tickling the Palate’

Gastronomy in Irish Literature and Culture

Eamon Maher, Máirtin Mac Con Iomaire, Eamon Maher

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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
11 April 2014

Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Children's literature studies: general; ELT background & reference material

Series: Reimagining Ireland

This volume of essays, which originated in the inaugural Dublin Gastronomy Symposium held in the Dublin Institute of Technology in June 2012, offers fascinating insights into the significant role played by gastronomy in Irish literature and culture.

The book opens with an exploration of food in literature, covering figures as varied as Maria Edgeworth, James Joyce, Charles Dickens, Enid Blyton, John McGahern and Sebastian Barry. Other chapters examine culinary practices among the Dublin working classes in the 1950s, offering a stark contrast to the haute cuisine served in the iconic Jammet’s Restaurant; new trends among Ireland’s ‘foodie’ generation; and the economic and tourism possibilities created by the development of a gastronomic nationalism. The volume concludes by looking at the sacramental aspects of the production and consumption of Guinness and examining the place where it is most often consumed: the Irish pub.

Edited by: Máirtin Mac Con Iomaire, Eamon Maher
Series edited by: Eamon Maher
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: New edition
Volume: 57
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 150mm,
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9783034317696
ISBN 10: 3034317697
Series: Reimagining Ireland
Pages: 235
Publication Date: 11 April 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire is a lecturer in culinary arts at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He is an award-winning chef, culinary historian, food writer, broadcaster and ballad singer. He has presented two series of the cookery programme Aingeal sa Christin for RTÉ and has featured on numerous other radio and television programmes. He is chair and co-founder of the Dublin Gastronomy Symposium. Eamon Maher is Director of the National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies at the Institute of Technology, Tallaght (Dublin), where he also lectures in humanities. His most recent book, co-edited with Eugene O’Brien, is From Prosperity to Austerity: A Socio-Cultural Critique of the Celtic Tiger and its Aftermath (2014).

Reviews for ‘Tickling the Palate’: Gastronomy in Irish Literature and Culture

This collection will enlighten and delight readers. [...] The writers and editors are to be congratulated on their original research and new insights into a topic that interests everyone: food. (Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, The Irish Times, 28 June 2014)