Dinner with Churchill Audiobook By Cita Stelzer cover art

Dinner with Churchill

Policy-Making at the Dinner Table

Preview

Try for $0.00
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Dinner with Churchill

By: Cita Stelzer
Narrated by: Davina Porter
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $15.56

Buy for $15.56

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

A friend once said of Churchill: "He is a man of simple tastes; he is quite easily satisfied with the best of everything." But dinners for Churchill were about more than good food, excellent champagnes, and Havana cigars. "Everything" included the opportunity to use the dinner table both as a stage on which to display his brilliant conversational talents, and an intimate setting in which to glean gossip and diplomatic insights and to argue for the many policies he espoused over a long life.

In this riveting, informative, and entertaining book, Stelzer draws on previously untapped material, diaries of guests, and a wide variety of other sources to tell of some of the key dinners at which Churchill presided before, during, and after World War II.

©2014 Cita Stelzer (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
20th Century Diplomacy Gastronomy Great Britain Historical History & Theory Politicians Presidents & Heads of State World War II Winston Churchill Military War Imperialism England Interwar Period
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Dinner with Churchill

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    102
  • 4 Stars
    54
  • 3 Stars
    20
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    99
  • 4 Stars
    44
  • 3 Stars
    7
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    88
  • 4 Stars
    43
  • 3 Stars
    18
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Food for Thought

If you love food, wine and Churchill, you will love this book. I will listen to it multiple times. The immense details about Churchill’s food and drink are amazing and entertaining. I highly recommend this book to every Churchill fan!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Charming

Great retelling of the habits of an extraordinary man as they relate to the finer things…food, booze and cigars. Enjoy!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding

I loved this book. I felt transported back and in the room, in every moment described. The narrator is stellar. I will search out her other narration jobs on Audible. Highly recommend this book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A wonderful book with a beautiful narration

One of my top 10 Favorite books. Beautifully written and narrated. Descriptive, intimate, and historical.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Dinner with Churchill

No study of Churchill would be complete without this book. I would never have believed a food book would have this importance.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent book

Wonderful.
The author takes you right to the historic places.
Between Roosevelt, Stalin and Truman, With Foie gras, clear soup and cigars.
Well researched and made me want to try a few of those recipes.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Bravo!

one of the best books ive acquired from audible The preformance was flawless and immeasurably entertaining!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

A unique read

This is a pretty good read for easy reading on history. I can’t say I loved it but I certainly didn’t hate it. A fun look at some of Churchill’s quirks.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

An interesting quick look at WSC’s use of food

This was well done, it captured a whole lot of different aspects of his life. If you enjoy all things Churchhill, you will enjoy this.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved it. History, food, drink, and Davina!

An enjoyable, perfectly-paced bio through the lens of Churchill’s passion for Britain, food and drink and his skills of diplomacy, much told with the backdrop of WW11. Davina Porter lends her expert narration, making this an overall great Audible experience.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!