{"product_id":"here-let-us-feast-a-book-of-banquets-paperback","title":"Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. F. K. Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBetty Fussell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984327934253,"sku":"9781640090835","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/mPJaKOimOK9781640090835.webp?v=1776092468","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/here-let-us-feast-a-book-of-banquets-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}