Published: New York: Horizon Press, 1952.
First US edition, jacket design and decorations by John Minton. The influential food writer’s second book. David spent most of World War II living in the Mediterranean. When she returned to her native England, she was appalled at the quality of the cooking and began writing of how with similarly available ingredients, the people of the farms of France and the southern part of Europe still were able to produce healthy, tasteful meals using locally grown produce and meat. She was an influence on the original “farm to table” chefs in the US like Alice Waters.
Condition Notes:
Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
Published: New York: Horizon Press, 1952.
First US edition, jacket design and decorations by John Minton. The influential food writer’s second book. David spent most of World War II living in the Mediterranean. When she returned to her native England, she was appalled at the quality of the cooking and began writing of how with similarly available ingredients, the people of the farms of France and the southern part of Europe still were able to produce healthy, tasteful meals using locally grown produce and meat. She was an influence on the original “farm to table” chefs in the US like Alice Waters.
Condition Notes:
Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
