Celebrating literature's memorable food-related moments

It’s a rare reader who hasn’t salivated over the well-written description of a dish or meal in a book.

We asked you, dear reader, to respond to our review last month of Fictitious Dishes by Dinah Fried, a lavish photography book that pays homage to favourite culinary moments from literature. Fried, an American designer and writer, believes that reading and eating have a lot in common, as she says in her book: “Just as reading great novels can transport you to another time and place, meals – good and bad ones alike – can conjure scenes very far away from your kitchen table.”