The Art of Not Eating: The Secret History of Diet Culture by Jessica Hamel-Akre crossword Maple & pecan stove-top carrots

Maple & pecan stove-top carrots

salty with chilli heat and a hint of bitter

an augmented 'razorgirl'

Food from the Hearth - Lamb pizza with preserved lemons

a frightening encounter with Mike Tyson

The Art of Not Eating: The Secret History of Diet Culture by Jessica Hamel-Akre crossword Maple & pecan stove-top carrotsThe day Jessica Hamel Akr discovered the ideas of George Cheyne an eighteenth century polymath and London society figure known as 'Dr Diet' it sparked an intellectual obsession, a ten year study of women's appetite and a personal unravelling. In this bold and radical book, Hamel Akr follows Cheyne through the pages of medical studies, novels and historical scandals, meeting ash eating mystics, wasting society girls, impoverished female fasters and