Mary and Vincent Price's Come into the Kitchen Cook Book

by Mary Price, Vincent Price

The well-known actor and seasoned gourmet invites families to come together in the heart of every home — the kitchen — with another fabulous guide to cooking.

Vincent Price and his wife, Mary, authors of the classic A Treasury of Great Recipes, turn their attention to four centuries of traditional American dishes in this charming cookbook. Starting with the chowder, stewed cod, and hasty pudding of early America, the collection ranges through scrapple, apple pandowdy, and other regional favorites of the nineteenth century to the recipes of modern America, from vichyssoise to corned beef cheeseburgers to cherries jubilee.

An informative and atmospheric introduction precedes each historical section, followed by the straightforward, easy-to-follow recipes. In addition, the Prices present a complete section on wines that features the story of wine making as well as helpful information on how to shop for domestic or imported vintages and which to serve with various foods, plus advice on crafting homemade wine.

Richly illustrated with photos of historic American kitchens and numerous whimsical images, this edition includes a new Foreword by Victoria Price, Mary and Vincent's daughter, as well as a new Introduction by Darra Goldstein, Founding Editor of the journal Gastronomica.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking

212 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

Mary Grant Price (20 February 1917 – 2 March 2002) was a Welsh-American costume designer who worked in theatre and film. She worked professionally under the name Mary Grant.

Between the years 1965 and 1969, Grant co-authored a series of cookbooks with her husband Vincent Price .

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first saw this seventeen years ago when I worked at a used bookstore. I regretted not buying it and the Salvador Dali cookbook when I had the chance. Time passed. I was in a thrift store, looking at things. Broken toys, fondue set, Mitch Miller albums, all the usual things. Along with an oriental print, a baking cookbook from the 1920's that you hang on the wall like a calendar (!?), the Mary and Vincent Price cookbook was in a display case at the front of the store. Sadly, when you die, all your stuff goes to the curb or someone takes it to the thrift store. I bought all three items (there was also a cookbook from World War II from the same collection that didn't go home with me.) It seemed sad and weird that no one from the deceased's family wanted it. Like finding old family photo albums at the flea market.
The Prices were gourmands and world travelers. This book is a collection of their favorite recipes from restaurants they have dined at all over the world. The recipes will impress your guests -even more so if you leave the book out for them to leaf through. Pictures of the Prices at various restaurants and in their kitchen (worthy of Julia Childs) interspersed with reproductions of the menus of the restaurants featured punctuate the sections of the book. The menu reproductions are fun to look at -especially if you're a graphic artist looking to reproduce a certain look from the Mad Men-era.
I recommend finding a really beat up copy of this, if you want to actually cook from it. Otherwise, it's an out of print collector's item. If you find too nice a copy, you can't really crack open the book or you'll be too worried about getting white wine on it as you try your hand at Volaille Pyramide or one of a thousand other recipes.
It's hard not to hear the voice of Vincent Price as you read this. You may as well put on The Masque of the Red Death or The Abominable Dr. Phibes. You know you want to...

[April Harvey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love learning new recipes and if they happen to be from celebrities that is even better. Vincent Price was an amazing actor and clearly a pretty awesome cook. He and his wife Mary looked forward to cooking for family and friends and considering the recipes in this book, I'd say they were pretty popular. I love that the introduction is by their daughter Victoria. The dishes come from all different eras in American cuisine. My Grandmother had this book when it originally was released in the 60"s and I always remember trying to take it off her shelf and look at it but it was like a prized possession. The recipes are delicious and this new updated intro gives the reader a peek into what it was like growing up with celebrity parents at that time. There are pictures not only of the food but also of different kitchens in different eras. This cookbook isn't just meant to sit on the counter, it's meant to be a conversation starter.

[Lyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A neat little cookbook with tons of old-fashioned looking pictures. Recipes seem to be easily understood.
Note: I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.

[Elizabeth Grieve · Rating 2 out of 5]

I looked forward to reading this - I loved Vincent Price, love cookery books, but was a little disappointed that it is actually very difficult to read as the text looks like poor quality photocopying. The illustrations are charming, and I'm sure there are many wonderful recipes, but the text is so difficult to read, apart from the modern-day notes and introduction. I think I just hadn't expected a facsimile, rather a modern readable text, but should have guessed when I saw it was a Dover publication (I have many Dover books but know that they are usually facsimile rather than modernised text). Perhaps a hard copy is more legible, but my copy is digital.
Thank you to the publisher for a review copy.

[Sandy Mullins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful. Chocked full of fabulous recipes. Love the stories and photos. I highly recommend.

[Eileen Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

A surprising, but very welcome cookery book from an all time great and his wife!
Classic American dishes, some not familiar here in UK, but nevertheless a great addition to my book shelf.
Recommended.
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Dover publications via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.

[Annette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read cookbooks like novels front to back. This is a beautiful book with very tasty looking recipes. I enjoyed looking through it very much