Riley’s Gastronomic Guide to the British Isles© – first published in 1950 – is a forgotten chart to the food and drink of Britain. Sixty years later this extremely rare map is now available as a single graphic work for the first time in celebration of British Cuisine and as an intriguing document of Social History.
In recent years there has been a huge revival of interest in this country’s victuals. Television, books, magazines and newspapers all celebrate our national cuisine. The globe now knows not only about English Muffins, Dover Sole and Cheddar Cheese but has begun to find out about Arbroath Smokies and Cornish Pasties. However, it has yet to discover Spatchcocked Eels, Forest of Dean Hams, Northumberland Cold Water Willies, Gingerbread Husbands and Lemon Flavoured Melting Moments from Argyllshire.
Riley’s Gastronomic Guide to the British Isles© pinpoints that British way of eating. Furthermore it dispels ill-founded 20th century wisdom that Britain was a country of limited gastronomy. Rather, the guide is an extraordinary insight into the rich and varied edible produce of the UK.
The whimsical, brightly coloured map was first published in sections shortly after the Second World War as part of a unique promotional book encouraging post-war Britain to get back to the land and return to its local food.
In recent years there has been a huge revival of interest in this country’s victuals. Television, books, magazines and newspapers all celebrate our national cuisine. The globe now knows not only about English Muffins, Dover Sole and Cheddar Cheese but has begun to find out about Arbroath Smokies and Cornish Pasties. However, it has yet to discover Spatchcocked Eels, Forest of Dean Hams, Northumberland Cold Water Willies, Gingerbread Husbands and Lemon Flavoured Melting Moments from Argyllshire.
Riley’s Gastronomic Guide to the British Isles© pinpoints that British way of eating. Furthermore it dispels ill-founded 20th century wisdom that Britain was a country of limited gastronomy. Rather, the guide is an extraordinary insight into the rich and varied edible produce of the UK.
The whimsical, brightly coloured map was first published in sections shortly after the Second World War as part of a unique promotional book encouraging post-war Britain to get back to the land and return to its local food.
Riley's Gastronomic Guide to the British Isles© is published by Riley Contemporary Art under licence from the orginal publishers Whitbread PLC. Copyright 2010. All rights reserved to the owner of the copyright.
