 Author Name: Charles H. Baker Jr.
Title: KNIFE, FORK, & SPOON: EATING AROUND THE WORLD
Binding: Hardcover
Type: BOOK
Publisher: NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK
ISBN Number: 1586670492 / 9781586670498
Seller ID: 1029178
Originally published in 1939 as The Gentleman's Companion, this is one of the best armchair cookbooks of all time. While adventuring, Baker collected the stories & recipes for everything. 292 recipes; 6x9 inches, 240 pgs.
'Long before Julia Child introduced French cooking to American palates, Charles Baker and The Derrydale Press published a highly unusual collection of recipes for its day: exotic recipes from around the world for unusual hors' d'oeuvres, soups, fish, shellfish, poultry, game, meat, vegetables, fruits and desserts. From avocado salad recipes discovered by the author in Cuba to grouse recipes from the Scottish moors, the author's tour de force belongs on the shelf of every serious cook.
Price =
23.95 USD |
