Antarctica on a Plate: Misadventures of a Polar Chef

by Alexander Thomson

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"Antarctica on a Plate" is a joyful account of a career woman who lobbies shamelessly to get to Antarctica - despite her utter unsuitability for the job. The book captures her sheer exuberance at finding herself on a continent that defies description. It's the story of three short months on a blue-ice runway where the accommodation is basic but the food is five star. Armed with an old cookbook, Alexa attempts to create three-course meals with no electricity or running water and struggles to defrost meat in the coldest place on Earth. Life in a thin mylon tent in the company of scientists, explorers and eccentrics soon begins to take on extraordinary dimensions. As 75-mile-an-hour winds blow and tensions rise, friendships - and love - are forged in this frozen neighbourhood.
  • ISBN10 1840244712
  • ISBN13 9781840244717
  • Publish Date 7 November 2005
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 26 October 2009
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Summersdale Publishers
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 320
  • Language English