Provence, 1970 M. F. K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste

Luke Barr

eBook - 2013

Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coincidentally, the iconic culinary figures James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Richard Olney, Simone Beck, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. They cooked and ate, talked and argued, about the future of food in America, the meaning of taste, and the limits of snobbery. Without quite realizing it, they were shaping today’s tastes and culture, the way we eat now. The conversations among this group were chronicled by M.F.K. Fisher in journals and letters—some of which were later discovered by Luke Barr, her great-nephew. In Provence, 1970, he captures this seminal season, set against a stunning backdrop in cinem...atic scope—complete with gossip, drama, and contemporary relevance.

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Published
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Language
English
Main Author
Luke Barr
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Kindle Book
ASINB00CVS44U6
Release Date10/22/2013
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9780770433314
Release Date10/22/2013