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An Alphabet for Gourmets
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An Alphabet for Gourmets
From A for (dining) alone to Z for Zakuski, 'a Russian hors d'oeuvre', An Alphabet for Gourmets takes us through a selection of food essays by the incomparable M. F. K. Fisher, alighting on long-time obsessions and idiosyncratic digressions to wholly charming effect.
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Admired by W. H. Auden as one of the greatest American writers, M. F. K. Fisher never focuses on just the food set before her. Instead, with unfailingly elegant prose, an eye for evocative detail, and a knack for sharp-edged wit, she draws us into the whole experience: from the company to the setting, from the preparation to the scraped-clean plate. She liberates her readers from caution, sweeps away adherence to culinary tradition, and celebrates cooking, eating, and dining in all its guises.
Evocative, thoughtful, with a light touch and wry humour, these essays illustrate with captivating ease why M. F. K. Fisher has become one of the most beloved and admired food writers of the twentieth century.
An Alphabet for Gourmets is a testament to her ability to transform the mundane into the extraordinary, providing a delightful exploration of the art of gastronomy.
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ISBN: 9781914198410
Publisher: Daunt Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 November 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Daunt Books
Audience: General / adult
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Weight: 0g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (1908-1992) was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. At the age of twenty-one she moved from America to France, where she tasted real French cooking for the first time, and it inspired a prolific writing career centred on a new way of thinking about food and travel. She was a regular contributor to the New Yorker, Gourmet and Vogue, and is the author of twenty-seven books of food, memoir and travel, many of which have become classics. These include Consider the Oyster, How to Cook a Wolf and The Gastronomical Me.
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