This fully illustrated book brings the famous hotel's expertise in the presentation of lavish breakfasts into the home, and features 50 recipes, from traditional English favourites to a celebration feast of scrambled egg with cream and smoked oysters followed by strawberries and champagne. It contains a special directory of breakfast beverages, explaining different varieties and how to serve them. Passages from authors such as Saki and Dickens illustrate the literary and historical associations of the breakfast ceremony. Helen Simpson is a features writer for "Vogue" magazine and the author of "The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea".
- ISBN10 0877959803
- ISBN13 9780877959809
- Publish Date 1 November 1988 (first published 27 October 1988)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Arbor House Publishing
- Edition Us ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 64
- Language English