With Bold Knife and Fork

by M.F.K. Fisher

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399503978
• ISBN13: 9780399503979
• Release Date: September 1979
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

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.