{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F77636ab9-de2d-48b4-919f-f871d72924f2","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Food in Gothic Literature with Alessandra Pino","description":"Today Neil chats with Alessandra Pino, co-author of \u2018A Gothic Cookbook\u2019, about food in gothic literature. They talk about the inspiration behind the book, the function of food (or the lack of it) in gothic fiction and how crowdfunding platform Unbound has helped with the project. They look at Frankenstein\u2019s monster and his vegetarianism and delve a bit deeper into Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. \n\n\n\nSubscribers: don\u2019t forget to check out the Easter Egg tab on the website to listen to a couple of extras from this episode: http://britishfoodhistory.com/easter-eggs/\n\n\n\nVisit Alessandra and Ella\u2019s page on Unbound here to see page samples and Lee Henry\u2019s wonderful illustrations: https://unbound.com/books/a-gothic-cookbook/\n\n\n\nTo receive 10% off your pledge use the code GOTHICPOD10\n\n\n\nFollow A Gothic Cookbook on Twitter and Insta @AGothicCookbook\n\n\n\nLinks to things mentioned in this episode:\n\n\n\nWikipedia entry for Jane Eyre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre\n\n\n\nNeil\u2019s Hot Toddy blog post: http://britishfoodhistory.com/2021/12/24/a-hot-toddy/\n\n\n\nNeil\u2019s Christmas Pye posts: https://neilcooksgrigson.com/2021/12/18/445-to-make-a-yorkshire-christmas-pye-part-1/\n\n\n\nAlso, don\u2019t forget if you have any questions or queries about today\u2019s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email me at neil@britishfoodhistory.com, or find me on twitter @neilbuttery, or Instagram dr_neil_buttery.\n\nIf you like my blog posts and podcast episodes, please consider a monthly subscription or buying me a virtual coffee or a pint? Go to https://britishfoodhistory.com/support-the-blog-podcast/ for more details.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c5689e12-fbdd-4787-909c-4ec1bd77b5b1/aBThVZyr2ziFeeoRkY_LH_3Q.jpg"}