The Quotable Cook

by Edited by Kate Rowinski

• ISBN13: 9781585741649
• ISBN10: 1585741647
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: The Lyons Press

Summary

For anyone who loves to cook or eat, here are sumptuous quotes and sayings on every appetizing course in the art of the meal from a variety of famous people, such as Robert Frost, Jackie Gleason, Mao Tse-Tung, and William Shakespeare.

Table of Contents

An Invitation to Dine	1	(69)
You're Invited	3	(8)
Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner?	11	(8)
Coffee or Tea?	19	(12)
The Cook is in the Kitchen	31	(26)
The Gourmet	57	(12)
The Guest List	69	(38)
Hospitality	71	(12)
A Loaf of Bread...	83	(12)
... and a Jug of Wine	95	(12)
The Menu	107	(50)
Appetizers	109	(8)
Soup or Salad	117	(12)
Tonight's Vegetable	129	(12)
Dinner is Served	141	(16)
Food, Wisdom and Politics	157	(70)
Eat It, It's Good for You	159	(24)
Season to Taste	183	(8)
Fruit and Cheese	191	(10)
What's for Dessert?	201	(10)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Food	211	(16)
Index	227