Toast on the BBC

I read Nigel Slater’s toast a couple of years back and really loved it.  A wonderfully odd little book about food, sex, and the glories of an Aga Range. The BBC film is a little glimpse into those bygone days of the 1960s.  We see what it’s like to be a foodie in a house where cooking consists of putting unopened tins into a pot of boiling water and letting them rattle around for a bit before opening them. This was our nine year old hero’s Mum who couldn’t cook, but could do a bit of baking-and she did a…

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