The Pavlova Story: A Slice of New Zealand's Culinary History
The Pavlova Story: A Slice of New Zealand's Culinary History - Helen Leach
Otago University Press, ISBN 978-1-87737-257-5, $40.00 hbk
Finally, the real story of the ballerina Anna Pavlova’s visit and the emergence of the pavlova! Helen Leach, co-author of The Cook’s Garden, shows that creative and innovative cooks have played the most important role in transforming a fashionable afternoon tea cake into an iconic dessert. Great research as well as classic pavlova recipes from the author’s sister, food writer Mary Browne.
Helen Leach is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Otago. Her research interests include the evolution of the human diet and prehistoric horticulture. She has written two garden history books: Cultivating Myths: Fiction, Fact and Fashion in Garden History (2000) and 1,000 Years of Gardening in New Zealand (1984), co-authored nine other books on food and gardening including The Cook’s Garden, and published over 60 articles in international and New Zealand journals.
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