From the legendary editor who helped shape modern cookbook publishing--one of the food world's most admired figures--an evocative and inspiring memoir. Living in Paris after World War II, Judith Jones broke free of the bland American food she had been raised on and reveled in everyday French culinary delights. On returning to the States--hoping to bring some joie de cuisine to America--she published Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The rest is publishing and gastronomic history. A new world now opened up to Jones: discovering, with her husband, Evan, the delights of American food; working with the tireless Julia; absorbing the wisdom of James Beard; understanding food as memory through the writings of Claudia Roden and Madhur Jaffrey; demystifying the techniques of Chinese cookery with Irene Kuo; absorbing the Italian way through the warmth of Lidia Bastianich; and working with Edna Lewis, Marion Cunningham, Joan Nathan, and other groundbreaking cooks. Jones considers matters of taste (can it be acquired?). She discusses the vagaries of vegetable gardening in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and the joys of foraging in the woods and meadows. And she writes about M.F.K. Fisher: as mentor, friend, and the source of luminous insight into the arts of eating, living, and aging. Embellished with fifty recipes--each with its own story and special tips--this is an absolutely charming memoir by a woman who was present at the creation of the American food revolution and played a seminal role in shaping it.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN-13
9780307264954
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95329127
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food
Author
Judith Jones
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
290 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
220mm
Item Width
151mm
Item Weight
502g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Judith Jones
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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