Long acknowledged as the inspiration for such modern masters as Julia Child and Claudia Roden,Β A Book of Mediterranean FoodΒ is Elizabeth David’s passionate mixture of recipes, culinary lore, and frank talk. In bleak postwar Great Britain, when basics were rationed and fresh food a fantasy, David set about to cheer herself –and her audience– up with dishes from the south of France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and the Middle East. Some are sumptuous, many are simple, most are sublime.
A Book of Mediterranean Food
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- Publisher β : βΒNew York Review Books; 2nd edition (April 30, 2002)
- Language β : βΒEnglish
- Paperback β : βΒ675 pages
- ISBN-10 β : βΒ1590170032
- ISBN-13 β : βΒ978-1590170038
- Author : Elizabeth David, Clarissa Dickson Wright
B. Marold (verified owner) –
This volume is one of the very few culinary titles published over fifty years ago, which is not only still in print, but still influencing how people think about food. To understand the importance of the book, it is more than usually important to place it in context, in the England of 1950 which was just coming out of six years of World War II followed by four years of rationing austerity, when a pound of butter was difficult to find and olive oil was sold by the pint in apothecaries `for external use only’.
Happy Shopper (verified owner) –
Discovered this little book via an article in the LA Times. Although it was written many years ago, the love of cooking comes out clearly by Elizabeth David.
birdaoir (verified owner) –
I knew this book,bought it for a ,friend, loves it
K. Bray (verified owner) –
The book arrived fast but the covers were dirty and sticky. A damp papertowel would have made the experience more pleasant. Please don’t send out dirty items.
Travis Hull (verified owner) –
Elizabeth David is the best! She has incredible taste in food, amusing anecdotes and delicious recipes. I heartily recommend this to anyone who likes real food (ie. nothing diet/low calorie/low salt/”fill in trendy diet”)
eliza (verified owner) –
Totally enjoyed this book. Descriptions of the Mediterranean,, classic sailboats, and cooking made it truly a delight. Ine can envision the different places that he describes.