La mesa moderna

Synopsis of La mesa moderna

«La mesa moderna» is the gastronomic correspondence of Mariano Pardo de Figueroa and José de Castro y Serrano, published by Extramuros Edición in paperback.

Doctor Thebussem, pseudonym of Mariano Pardo de Figueroa, and José de Castro y Serrano exchange letters about the dining room and the kitchen. Their missives vindicate eating and drinking as a matter of cultural reflection and constitute a testimony of nineteenth-century Spanish gastronomy.

Facsimile edition of the work originally published in Madrid in 1888, within the Gastronomía collection, with 326 black-and-white pages and text in Spanish.

For enthusiasts of gastronomy, the history of cooking, and facsimile editions.