With Bold Knife and Fork

By: Fisher, M. F. K.

Book Overview

Now back in print, this classic cookbook has been treasured by all who love the good, considered life. Boldly confessing her prejudices and passions, Fisher provides a mouthwatering, soul-satisfying book composed of 17 chapters and more than 140 recipes for every course of every meal--from the simplest to the most esoteric.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765198304
• ISBN13: 9780765198303
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A memoir and cookbook both

"With Bold Knife and Fork" was the last book of culinary and writing great M.F.K. Fisher to focus solely on food. This book is a wonderful collection of recipes, with an especially interesting section on vegetables; and also contains humorous and moving anecdotes, written in excellent, finished prose. Only M.F.K. Fisher can make eating mashed potatoes with ketchup sound like a religious ritual; or make you laugh when discussing how a romance came to an end when a snoopy, ill-informed potential partner ruined a sauce for a dinner she was making. This is a terrific book for diehard Fisher fans, but also a very good, intelligent, and amusing cookbook in its own right.