Petits Propos Culinaires (PPC) was described by former editor Alan Davidson as 'a semi-academic periodical which comes out three times a year and deals with food, cookery and cookery books. Issues run approximately 64 to 72 pages, none occupied by advertisements, and contributors are a mixture of professional writers and amateurs. All issues are illustrated in black and white (reproductions of old engravings and woodcuts, etc.), plus drawings commissioned for PPC. PPC is not a collection of recipes, although most issues contain some recipes of particular interest. These recipes have often been embodied in articles, e.g. by the late Elizabeth David and Richard Olney, both of whom played an important part in founding PPC. Extensive Book Reviews and an item called Notes and Queries are also regular features. The latter provides a forum for reports on research in progress and for posing questions which readers may be able to answer.' As of PPC #64 editorial duties were assumed by Tom Jaine of Prospect Books. PPC subscriptions are available worldwide from: Prospect Books, Allaleigh House, Blackawton, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7DL, UK. Telephone [+44] (0)1803 712269 / Fax [+44] (0)1803 712311. To subscribe to PPC, visit the Prospect Books website at: http://www.kal69.dial.pipex.com/shop/pages/ppc.htm Questions about subscriptions may be sent to: tom.jaine@prospectbooks.co.uk Acanthus Books offers the complete range of back issues of PPC. Please contact us should you require assistance identifying issues containing articles of interest. An online index for PPC is currently available at http://www.members.tripod.com/~rdeh/index.html. |
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A labor of love by Russell Harris. Online and downloadable index for the esteemed culinary journal Petits Propos Culinaires. |
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