Description
Book SynopsisOffers a retrospective of Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher's life - from her childhood in Whittier, California, to the kitchens of Dijon, where she developed her taste for French foods and wines; from the idyllic kitchen at Le Paquis to the isolation of her home in Hemet, California; and finally to her last days in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys.
Trade Review"A brisk, charming biography of the beloved food writer's life, through the lens of where and what she cooked." O At Home "Deftly told... Reveals the origins of her awareness of the power and pleasure of food." Library Journal "Reardon delivers a history that, like Fisher's famous dishes, is at once simple and hugely enjoyable." Philadelphia Inquirer "The charm and timeless inspiration are immediately accessible in this gorgeous volume." New York Newsday "An informed and elegant treatise on the kitchens in which... probably the greatest food writer of the 20th century worked and cooked." National Post "Charming tribute." Orange Coast Magazine "Summarizes key points in Mary Frances' life and complicated relationships, but through the intriguing slant of the many homes she lived in." San Francisco Bay Guardian "Insightful... Needs to be enjoying a primo position on your bookshelf." The Wine News "A reissue most worth paying attention to." Eat Me Daily
Table of ContentsForeword by Amanda Hesser Introduction i Whittier and Laguna Beach, 1908--1922 ii At Boarding School, 1923--1928 iii From Dijon to Eagle Rock, 1929--1936 iv At Le Paquis, 1936--1939 v At Bareacres, 1939--1949 vi California and Provence, 1949--1961 vii In St. Helena, 1961--1970 viii Last House, 1971--1980 ix The Lodestar, 1981--1992 Notes
