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MFK Fisher

Author and food writer

May 2017

  • Gourmet Author M.F.K. Fisher<br>(Original Caption) M.F.K. Fisher, author of The Gastronomical Me and How to Cook a Wolf.

    Book of the day
    The Gastronomical Me by MFK Fisher review – a food writing classic

    Fisher exposed the private appetites most of us struggle to hide. Her celebrated book from 1943 has been reissued and reads very differently now

February 2017

  • Daniel Craig's James Bond with a martini in his hand

    A Valentine’s menu to protect your virtue

    Letter: MFK Fisher’s suggestions are the antithesis to Yotam Ottolenghi’s delightful postmodern celebration of Valentine’s Day

October 2016

  • Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher at home in Sonoma, California in 1971

    100 best nonfiction books of all time
    The 100 best nonfiction books: No 37 – How to Cook a Wolf by MFK Fisher (1942)

    American culinary icon MFK Fisher described the sensual pleasures of the table with elegance and passion

July 2016

  • Illustration: Asako Masunouchi at Rush Agency

    The best books for summer 2016

    From Essex serpents to chimpanzees, political satire to the best new thrillers … leading writers reveal which books they will be taking to the beach

May 2016

  • Cookbook author and food critic Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher is shown in her office at her new home in Sonoma, Calif., April 28, 1971. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) author,bookshelves,cookbooks,den,food,reading,reviewing,typewrit

    The Theoretical Foot by MFK Fisher review – the ‘lost’ novel surfaces

    The great food writer’s lost novel about young Americans abroad in the late 1930s is thin on plot but rich in prose

October 2015

  • Hot stuff … Babette in her Kitchen from the 1987 film.

    Top 10s
    Top 10 memorable meals in literature

  • grilled cheese oozing

    The way to kill a complex city is to chase out all the poor people – and their food

    Samantha Gillison

September 2015

  • tim hayward last bites

    My last supper
    Tim Hayward’s final meal: “I’d want someone to make a spiralised courgette salad and then pour it down the waste disposal"

    Last bites: The food writer lusts for a feast of indulgent food and indecent conversation

August 2015

  • Actor Philip Wiegratz portrays the character "Augustus Gloop" in the new film "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory"<br>Actor Philip Wiegratz portrays the character "Augustus Gloop" as he falls into a chocolate river as others watch from shore in a scene from director Tim Burton's new fantasy adventure film "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" in this undated publicity photograph. The film also stars Johnny Depp and opens in the United States July 15, 2005. NO SALES REUTERS/Peter Mountain/Warner Bros./Handout

    Top 10s
    Top 10 books about food

    From Roald Dahl to Anthony Bourdain, the author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest writes about the best descriptions of – and recipes for – food to switch on ‘the lamp in the spine’

June 2015

  • jam on toast illustration

    Everlasting meals
    How to make a slice of bread into a meal

    Everlasting meals: Taste a slice of the good life with a simple loaf of bread

December 2014

  • Mary Berry

    2014 in review
    The best food literature of 2014

    Mary Berry, Yotam Ottolenghi and a world champion barista are among Kathryn Hughes’s tastiest literary morsels

September 2014

  • gilbert culinary review

    The Culinary Imagination review – a survey of food in western culture that doesn't quite cut the mustard

    Food's role in sin and sacrament are explored in Sandra Gilbert's all-you-can-think buffet, writes Julian Baggini

March 2014

  • The Mask Gallery, New Orleans

    New Orleans city guide
    Top 10 shops in New Orleans

    They don't do chain stores in New Orleans. Shopping here means searching through old vinyl, browsing carnival masks or swishing through vintage fashions and homewares, says Sara Ruffin Costello

February 2014

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's smoked haddock and oyster quiches

    Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
    The food of love: Yotam Ottolenghi's recipes for Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day is a time to push the culinary boat out for your significant other. And my smoked fish quiche, duck and pomegranate wraps and rice pudding with a twist fit the bill perfectly

June 2013

  • Dimblebys drink elderflower cordial syrup

    Drinks: make your own
    Make your own gooseberry and elderflower cordial

    Drinks: As a cordial, slushie or in a fragrant soda, elderflower and gooseberry are a favourite summer pairing that recalls floral dessert wines

November 2012

  • Traditioanl prawn cocktail

    The Table Comes First by Adam Gopnik – review

    Adam Gopnik takes a historical and philosophical approach to understanding our preoccupation with food, writes Jay Rayner

February 2012

  • A Valentine's Day meal on a sand dune

    Word of Mouth blog
    Why you should make a meal of Valentine's Day

    Planning a Valentine's Day meal? It doesn't really matter what you eat, says James Ramsden, the simple act of breaking bread together is the most ancient and most powerful form of bonding

November 2011

  • Sugar-coated fruit jelly sweets in white bowl

    Rachel Cooke on food
    Christmas for two

    No parents, siblings or in-laws this year: I can break all the rules of Christmas lunch, writes Rachel Cooke

May 2011

  • Old cookbooks

    Word of Mouth blog
    New leaves for old recipes

    Are there books on your shelf or wishlist written for another generation but still relevant and inspirational today?

April 2011

  • Books from the Gread Food series

    Rereading
    Rereading: Great food writers

    A series of 20 tiny volumes of text from the best culinary authors reminds us that food writing is not just about food

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