{"product_id":"here-let-us-feast-a-book-of-banquets-9781640090835","title":"Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"M.F.K Fisher's latest excursion into the art or science of gastronomy is more an anthology of the finest writing on the subject than strictly a text of her own composition . . . A royal feast, indeed!\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetty Fussell--winner of the James Beard Foundation's journalism award, and whose essays on food, travel, and the arts have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e--is the perfect writer to introduce M.F.K Fisher's \u003ci\u003eHere Let Us Feast\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1946. The author of \u003ci\u003eEat, Live, Love, Die\u003c\/i\u003e has penned a brilliant introduction to this fabulous anthology of gastronomic writing, selected and with commentary from the inimitable M.F.K. Fisher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe celebrated author of such books as \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Eating\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cooking of Provincial France\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWith Bold Knife and Fork\u003c\/i\u003e, Fisher knows how to prepare a feast of reading as no other. Excerpting descriptions of bountiful meals from classic works of British and American literature, Fisher weaves them into a profound discussion of feasting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe also traces gluttony through the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, and claims that the story of a nation's life is charted by its gastronomy. M.F.K. Fisher has arranged everything perfectly, and the result is a succession of unforgettable courses that will entice the most reluctant epicure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Frances Kennedy Fisher, as M F. K. Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e was the preeminent American food writer. She wrote thirty-three books, including a translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Physiology of Taste\u003c\/i\u003e by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eServe It Forth\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1937. Fisher's books are an amalgam of food literature, travel, and memoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetty Fussell\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Southern California in 1927. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eEat, Live, Love, Die\u003c\/i\u003e. She was recently celebrated, along with other winners of the Silver Spoon Award, by \u003ci\u003eFood Arts\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516251672850,"sku":"9781640090835","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f569100-cb98-439e-b3fa-1ca88c4e66f0.jpg?v=1731021311","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/here-let-us-feast-a-book-of-banquets-9781640090835","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}