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  • The Story of a Boy's Hunger
  • Written by: Nigel Slater
  • Narrated by: Nigel Slater
  • Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Toast

Written by: Nigel Slater
Narrated by: Nigel Slater
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Publisher's Summary

A Richard and Judy Book Club Selection.

Britain's most popular cook describes his personal culinary odyssey, from dangerous encounters with his mother's weevil-seasoned cakes to being harangued by readers who think he deliberately styles Yorkshire puddings to look like a woman's private parts.

Hilarious, irreverent, and mouthwatering, Toast captures 30 years of British cooking and the recipes that we have grown up with since the days when a grilled grapefruit was the last word in dinner party chic. Everyone has gorged on cake mix, endured disastrous dinner parties, and put up with the loved one who can only ever produce burnt toast. Nigel Slater is no different.

Hair-raising accounts of hotels modeled on Fawlty Towers, the mystery of the disappearing condom and the seafood cocktail, and many more, take readers behind the scenes of British cuisine to reveal the unlikely origins of our foremost cook.
©2023 Nigel Slater (P)2023 HarperCollins UK
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What the critics say

"Moving, funny, and finely crafted, this is a true gem." ( Independent)
"[ Toast] achieves a remarkable freshness...and [Nigel Slater] also reveals a gift for doleful, Alan Bennet-like comedy." ( The Guardian)

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I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of Nigel Slater's Toast. Sharing snippets of his life via the food associated with each memorable incident, so that we had a picture of the makings of him; it was so clever and poignant. I intended to listen as I tidied the house and prepared food, but I kept sitting down and just listening. It was that good.

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