Photos of Literary Feasts

A Tumblr by photographer Dinah Fried depicts famous literary food scenes – from On the Road to Alice in Wonderland.

Do Fried’s photos have you hankering for some literary feasts? The UW-Madison Libraries have a lot of cookbooks with recipes inspired by literature!

Here’s a sample from the shelves:

• Pease Porridge Hot: a Mother Goose Cookbook by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
• The Pooh Get-Well Book: Recipes and Activities to Help You Recover from Wheezles and Sneezles by Virginia H. Ellison
• The Literary Gourmet: Menus from Masterpieces by Linda Wolfe
• Mary Poppins in the Kitchen: a Cookery Book with a Story by P.L. Travers (Pamela Lyndon)
• African American Foodways: Explorations of History and Culture by Anne L. Bower

Read the full story about Dinah Fried’s fabulous food photo project on National Public Radio.