Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons by Matthew Fort - ISBN: 9780091910815
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Scooter, sunshine, and sausage: a greedy food critic’s Sicilian adventure.

Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons

Travels in Sicily on a Vespa

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2009

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Summary

Esteemed food critic and writer Matthew Fort takes to his Vespa in search of Sicily’s culinary delights.

At the age of twenty-six Matthew Fort first visited the Italian island of Sicily. He and his brother arrived in 1973 expecting sun, sea and good food, but they were totally unprepared for the lifelong effect of this most extraordinary of Mediterranean islands.

Thirty years later, older and a bit wiser - but no less greedy - Matthew finally returns. Travelling around the isl…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780091910815
ISBN-10:0091910811
Author:Matthew Fort
Publisher:Ebury Publishing
Imprint:Ebury Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:1 September 2009
Weight:243g
Dimensions:198mm x 127mm x 22mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Witty and romantic

Witty and romantic * Metro *
An accomplished piece of travel writing that makes you want to explore the island all for yourself * Sunday Express *
Perfect summer holiday reading * The Bookseller *
Matthew has an infectious delight in proper food * Rick Stein *
The finest book on this fascinating cuisine since Peter Robb’s Midnight in Sicily – Christopher Hirst * The Independent *

About The Author

Matthew Fort

Matthew Fort has worked on the food pages of the Guardian for more than ten years. He also writes for the Observer, Esquire, Country Living, Decanter and Waitrose Food Illustrated and appears as a judge on BBC2’s Great British Menu. One of Matthew’s greatest passions is Italy, which he visits every year. Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons is his fifth book.

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