The Gourmand’s Lemon: A Collection of Stories and Recipes

A gastronomic journey through art, film, literature, and recipes

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When Life Gives You Lemons…

The deceptively simple lemon takes center stage in the second volume of TASCHEN’s collaboration with The Gourmand, masters of the rich intersection of food and art. The star of Renaissance gardens—which shaped the Medici dynasty, have the power to ward off scurvy, played a role in the formation of the mob, and whose juice has been used as invisible ink since 600 CE to write secret messages—these joyful yellow orbs are ripe with intrigue. The Gourmand charts the fruit’s astonishingly intricate genealogy and explores its role as a literary device for writers such as Joan Didion and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Wolfe, and James Joyce, and examines its unique portrayal of the American dream through lemonade stands.