The Gourmand's Egg. a Collection of Stories and Recipes Humorous Fiction ” — Fiona Kidman

” — Fiona Kidman

Only a tiny fraction of their original extent remains

kerosene lamps

this 18th-century ruin

The Gourmand's Egg. a Collection of Stories and Recipes Humorous Fiction ” — Fiona KidmanPoached, scrambled, boiled, whipped into a cocktail, transformed into a painting medium, tossed at an enemys house. As the most striking of paradoxes, the egg exists in happy suspension between humble household ingredient and ever powerful source of life. One of the most enduring symbols throughout antiquity, eggs were used by the Romans to dispel evil spirits, modeled as priceless artifacts for the Russian nobility, and were woven into Egyptian