THE A-Z OF EATING OUT
Joseph Connolly shares his entertaining book The A to Z of Eating Out
at The Royal Crescent Hotel’s Dower House Restaurant
during the Great Bath Feast 2014.
Among the special guests appearing in Bath during October’s Great Bath Feast,
best- selling author and restaurant critic Joseph Connolly will be offering his
entertaining anecdotes and top tips on eating out, in conversation with Ali Vowles
from BBC Points West and BBC Radio Bristol. Speaking over lunch at the Dower
House at the Royal Crescent Hotel on Tuesday 21st October, he will share highlights
of his witty and indispensable guide to all aspects of eating away from home, the A-Z
of Eating Out; an accumulation of guidelines, suggestions, advice and trade secrets
gleaned over a lifetime of eating out. A is for All You Can Eat Buffet and Amuse
Bouche to Z for Zig-a-zag; staggering home after a fulfilling meal with a little too
much Zinfandel. The Mail described his book as “a beautifully produced distillation of
his wisdom and experience.”
True to the spirit of the Great Bath Feast, Connolly relates the simple enjoyment,
friendship and personal indulgence which are what eating out is mainly about.
Connolly is a best-selling author with a dozen novels to his name as well as 12
works of non-fiction including biographies of P.G.Wodehouse and Jerome K.
Jerome.
An amuse-bouche to whet your appetite...
Chips... “Do beware the dining companion (usually female) who never orders chips
because of the calories, but will ‘just have one of yours...’. And then eats the lot.”
Wine list... “you scroll through the regions while keeping a weather eye on the righthand column of prices. Wince if you must, but do try not to gasp.”
From All-you-can-eat buffets to Liquid Lunches to Wine Lists, the book is packed
with humorous and waspish anecdotes relating to the many ups and occasional
downs of eating out. Joseph’s tips, and insider knowledge help everyone get the
most out of their dining experience. He will discuss the pleasures of dining with top
chefs, as well as the pitfalls surrounding going Dutch, inedibilia and dress codes.
The rules of good etiquette, which Joseph confesses are both “a minefield” and
“limitless”, will be made clear, as well as what good service is...and isn’t.
Chef David Campbell will be preparing a wonderful two course lunch for the event
incorporating seasonal ingredients which will be served with a glass of wine followed
by coffee. The event priced at £35 per person includes a two course lunch, a glass
of wine on arrival and with lunch and tea or coffee. For reservations please call
01225 823333 or e mail:info@royalcrescent.co.uk stating the number in your party
and any dietary preferences.
Topping and Company will be on hand to arrange the book signing as part of their
packed Autumn Book Festival which includes many events with a foodie bias for the
Great Bath Feast.
For a full programme of events and updates visit www.greatbathfeast.co.uk
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Date: 4th September 2014
Notes to editors
The A-Z of Eating Out
Joseph Connolly published by Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 10 February 2014
A beautifully designed and illustrated hardback, it will entertain as much as inform. It is the
ideal literary companion to eating out, designed either to be read from cover to cover, in the
way you might approach a three course dinner, or to be dipped into at random, more like a
buffet. As Joseph says... “Do dig in...”
Author
Joseph Connolly has written twelve novels, including Poor Souls (1995), It Can’t Go On
(2000), and Boys and Girls (2014), and numerous works of non-fiction, among them
biographies of P.G. Wodehouse and Jerome K. Jerome. He is a pioneering guide to the
collecting of modern first editions and was for many years the proprietor of the Flask
Bookshop in Hampstead, London. He is a regular reviewer of restaurants and a dedicated
champion of eating out Price: £16.95
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