Join The Gourmand's culinary experts for an in-depth exploration of the literary, linguistic, historical and gastronomic legacy of lemons, where the lines between food and art blur. With original recipes that celebrate the versatility and complexity of the king of citrus in the second volume of the best-selling series.

A gastronomic journey through art, cinema, literature and recipes. The seemingly simple lemon takes center stage in the second volume of TASCHEN's collaboration with  The Gourmand , a magazine  where food and art intersect their paths . This cheerful yellow orb is a box of surprises: star of the Renaissance gardens, which shaped the Medici dynasty, has the power to protect against scurvy and was a protagonist in the formation of the mafia. Additionally, its juice has been used as invisible ink since 600 AD. C. to write secret messages.  The Gourmand  traces the astonishingly intricate genealogy of this fruit, explores its role as a literary resource for writers such as  Joan Didion ,  F. Scott Fitzgerald ,  Tom Wolfe  and  James Joyce , and examines his unique representation of the American dream through lemonade stands.