OUT OF THE KITCHEN

About this book

Jeannette Ferrary a food writer for The New York Times and author of M.F.K. Fisher and Me tells the story of her life as it relates to food. This is the journey from a girls ambivalence about food ("womens work") to a career immersed in cuisine. Here are the changes she went through over feminism career food marriage divorce childraising work and play. All along the way food played an important part of her life as heritage and legacy as symbol as nourishment and as pleasure. The book contains many recipes as well as portraits of many of Americas most famous chefs.