M.F.K. Fisher: Musings on Wine and Other Libations
by Fisher, M. F. K.; Zimmerman, AnneFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-05-01
Publisher(s): Sterling Epicure
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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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