{"product_id":"the-rituals-of-dinner-visser-margaret-9780140170795","title":"The Rituals of Dinner: Visser, Margaret","description":"With an acute eye and an irrepressible wit, Margaret Visser takes a fascinating look at the way we eat our meals. From the ancient Greeks to modern yuppies, from cannibalism and the taking of the Eucharist to formal dinners and picnics, she thoroughly defines the eating ritual. \u003cp\u003e\"Read this book. You'll never look at a table knife the same way again.\"--\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Visser\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and broadcast with a particular interest in the mythology of everyday life. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Thanks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMuch Depends on Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rituals of Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Way We Are\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Geometry of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Many of these have been bestsellers and have won major international awards, including the Glenfiddich Award for Foodbook of the Year in Britain in 1989, the International Association of Culinary Professionals' Literary Food Writing Award, and the Jane Grigson Award. Her Massey Lectures on CBC radio were later published as the bestselling book \u003ci\u003eBeyond Fate\u003c\/i\u003e. Visser's books have been translated into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. She frequently appears on radio and television, and has lectured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Australia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409644818706,"sku":"9780140170795","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_04607276-7caf-4166-b989-7df99026f58f.jpg?v=1729292193","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rituals-of-dinner-visser-margaret-9780140170795","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}