nikkigee81's review
4.0
This is great, not just for the recipes, but the stories and evolutions behind them. Betty Fussell takes the reader through each of the four food experts considered to have changed the course of how we cook and eat in America: MFK Fisher, James Beard, Craig Claiborne, and Julia Child.
The first part of the book is in essay form, one for each of the Masters - describing their food lives in brief. What follows are 200 recipes, with a mini history of each, how the masters tackled them, and then Ms. Fussell's version, incorporating some attributes and perhaps adding her own spin.
Recommended for cooks as well as anyone who enjoys a little food history.
The first part of the book is in essay form, one for each of the Masters - describing their food lives in brief. What follows are 200 recipes, with a mini history of each, how the masters tackled them, and then Ms. Fussell's version, incorporating some attributes and perhaps adding her own spin.
Recommended for cooks as well as anyone who enjoys a little food history.
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