RUTH REICHL
"Mary Frances [Fisher] has the extraordinary ability to make the
ordinary seem rich and wonderful. Her dignity comes from her
absolute insistence on appreciating life as it comes to her."
JULIA CHILD
"How wonderful to have here in my hands the essence of M.F.K.
Fisher, whose wit and fulsome opinions on food and those who
produce it, comment upon it, and consume it are as apt today as
they were several decades ago, when she composed them. Why did she
choose food and hunger she was asked, and she replied, 'When I
write about hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger
for it, and warmth, and the love of it . . . and then the warmth
and richness and fine reality of hunger satisfied.' This is the
stuff we need to hear, and to hear again and again."
ALCIE WATERS
"This comprehensive volume should be required reading for every
cook. It defines in a sensual and beautiful way the vital
relationship between food and culture."