M.F.K. Fisher: Musings on Wine and Other Libations

by Fisher, M. F. K.; Zimmerman, Anne

• ISBN13: 9781402778131
• ISBN10: 1402778139
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Sterling Epicure

Summary

For MFK Fisher, one of America's most-read and best-loved food writers, wine was a passion nurtured during her time in France and, later, California. This anthology, edited by acclaimed biographer Anne Zimmerman ( An Extravagant Hunger: The Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher), is the first ever to gather Fisher's finest writings on wine. In sparkling prose, Fisher reminisces about marvelous meals enjoyed and drinks savored; describes the many memorable restaurants that welcomed and even educated her; discuses roses, sherry, chilled whites, and cocktails; and escorts readers from Dijon to Sonoma. Open a bottle, open the book, and linger over some of the best wine writing ever done.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
White Wine Trips	p. 1
Long Ago in France	p. 7
The Standing and the Waiting	p. 18
I Was Really Very Hungry	p. 37
How to Drink to the Wolf	p. 53
My Country, 'Tis of Thee	p. 64
Once a Tramp, Always	p. 70
Apéritifs: The Civilizing Influence	p. 86
To the Gibson and Beyond	p. 97
Martini-Zheen, Anyone?	p. 102
Mother's Cocktail Hour Plot	p. 111
… To Pique His Jaded Appetite	p. 114
Hearts and Flowers	p. 118
All the Food and Wines Were There	p. 124
Introduction to The Story of Wine in California	p. 137
The Terrine: Key to the Cuisine	p. 144
Provinces and Palates	p. 147
Pleasure on Tap	p. 165
Napa and Sonoma: The Best of Both Worlds	p. 174
A Vintage Spat	p. 183
Vines and Men	p. 191
A Bunch of Wine Buffs Were Rapping It Up, When	p. 198
Progress Trounces the Wine Snob	p. 208
Through a Glass Darkly	p. 212
From Planting to Ripening	p. 219
An Epicure Reviews the West Coast Wine Awards	p. 224
The Wine in the Glass	p. 232
Some Ways to Laugh	p. 237
Cheese, Fruit, Wine: Purest Pleasures	p. 258
Wine Is Life	p. 268
Acknowledgments	p. 278
Sources	p. 279
Index	p. 282
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