With Bold Knife and Fork

'A poet of the appetites' John Updike 20010730

In one of her most celebrated books, the doyenne of food writers offers us more than 140 of her favourite and most famous recipes. Whether simple or esoteric, all are served with an inimitable mixture of wit, anecdote and practicality.In one of her most celebrated books, the doyenne of food writers offers us more than 140 of her favourite and most famous recipes. Here are dishes for every course of every meal - from 'Teasers and Titbits', through 'Some Seeds of this Planet' to 'A Plethora of Puddings'. Whether simple or esoteric, all are served with an inimitable mixture of wit, anecdote and practicality.