Title:
An Alphabet for Gourmets
Author: M.F.K. Fisher
Long before the A to Z bloghop was a thing, M.F.K. Fisher created an alphabetized collection of essays, each devoted to an aspect of the eating experience: "
A is for dining
Alone," "
D is for
Dining out," "
G is for
Gluttony," etc. Her writing is as witty and sensual as ever. "
W is for
Wanton" is my favorite chapter. What begins as a discussion of food used to seduce a lover becomes a much funnier exploration of how to construct a meal to
unseduce - how to cool the jets, essentially.
With this book, I have now reached the end of Fisher's
The Art of Eating collection. My previous posts about the series can be found
here,
here,
here and
here. All of the books are good.
Serve It Forth and
The Gastronomical Me are my favorites among the five.
Sounds like a fun and interesting read! My first time hearing of it, so thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy 2017!
~Jess
She's fun. Not her best work, in my opinion, but still good value.
DeleteHappy New Year!
Sounds like the making a of writing, blogging, and or cooking challenge. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI thought about doing something along those lines with it - maybe someday.
Delete