The Gourmand's Lemon: A Collection of Stories and Recipes powder blue and candied chestnuts

and candied chestnuts

textural design of this mouth-blown glass and organic sycamore hurricane reflects the combined beauty of nature and man's creativity

Its deep blue color and smooth

the durability and snowy

The set of eight coasters is elegantly presented in a matching hand-braided holder

The Gourmand's Lemon: A Collection of Stories and Recipes powder blue and candied chestnutsIn the second volume of TASCHENs best selling collaboration with The Gourmand, the humble lemon becomes a lens through which food, art, history, and literature brilliantly converge. This vibrant exploration traces the citrus fruits rich legacyfrom its Renaissance prestige and ties to the Medici dynasty to its roles in medicine, secret communication, and even organized crime. Along the way, The Gourmand uncovers the lemons surprising cultural depth,