Food, glorious food...what can give the most comfort besides books? Definitely good food and drink to bless the tummy. In any conversation, the topic never fails to encapsulate food, be it someone's memories or the tastes surrounding it. Numerous books, not only cookbooks, have painstakingly invoked hunger through lyrical prose describing food.
Mark Kurlansky is one of our most erudite and entertaining food writers: he is the bestselling author of Salt and Cod, and winner of the prestigious James Beard Award for Excellence in Food Writing. In this delightful compilation he serves up a true platter of "Choice Cuts" by the world's most discerning gourmets and gourmands through the ages - from Plato on the art of cooking to Louis Prima at the pizzeria.
This book offers more than 200 mouthwatering selections, including Brillat-Savarin on chocolate; M.F.K. Fisher on gingerbread; Alexandre Dumas on coffee; and a vast variety by Escoffier and Ernest Hemingway, among others. Filled throughout with recipes, menus, classic photogrphs, and the author's own drawings, this book is a must-have for any serious "foodie".
Be well-prepared with snacks on hand though as the writings can tend to make you ravenous. I personally have a connection with this book as I love food and what can be more joyous than to read on sumptious food.
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