false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178148580m/764387.jpg 764387 3 <div>In <i>Alphabet for Gourmets</i>, M.F.K. Fisher arranges a selection of her essays in a whimsical way that reveals the breadth and depth of her passion. From A for (dining) alone to Z for Zakuski, "a Russian hors d'oeuvre," Fisher alights on both longtime obsessions and idiosyncratic digressions. As usual, she liberates her readers from caution and slavish adherence to culinary tradition-- and salts her writings with a healthy dose of humor.<br></div> 750463 10 10 1989 An Alphabet for Gourmets total:79|5:30|4:26|3:18|2:5|1:0| 79 318 121 6 4 1 false false Mon May 11 13:03:13 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 13:15:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:23:16 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 17:50:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 28 18:41:03 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 18:47:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 09:12:09 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 09:55:44 -0700 2007 Serve It Forth.) Maybe it's the endless descriptions of meat or maybe it's the misogynistic chapter about how a woman nagging can ruin an entire meal for her family and/or husband. Either way, I'm less in love with...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 16:14:38 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 16:49:35 -0700 2008
I would give Alphabet 4 1/2 for a maddening rant about how a n...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Dec 28 09:18:22 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 09 17:35:08 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 28 09:18:22 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Dec 03 13:41:10 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 13:41:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 18:07:05 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 18:07:05 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 04:42:55 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 04:42:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 17:54:46 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 17:54:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 14:29:20 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 14:29:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 12:33:21 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 12:33:21 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 29 15:57:43 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 15:57:49 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 27 10:28:23 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:28:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 25 15:54:13 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 15:54:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 23:21:46 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 23:21:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 15 21:07:28 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 21:07:28 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Oct 13 19:38:12 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 19:38:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 20:08:58 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 20:08:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 09:28:12 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 09:28:12 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=764387