An Omelette and a Glass of Wine
By Elizabeth David; John Thorne (Foreword by)
(Lyons Press, Paperback, 9781599218601, 392pp.)
Publication Date: April 2010
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Hardcover
Categories: General, Military - Other
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Contains delightful explorations of food and cooking, among which are the collection's namesake essay and many other gems; with black-and-white photographs and illustrations.
Elizabeth David was the author of nine books, including Mediterranean Food, French Provincial Cooking, and English Bread and Yeast Cookery, for which she won the Glenfiddich Writer of the Year Award. Awarded a Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite Agricole in France, she lived in England, France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, and India at different periods of her life. She died in 1992.
"Savor her book in a comfortable chair, with a glass of sherry." --Bon Appetit "She has the intelligence, subtlety, sensuality, courage and creative force of the true artist." --Wine and Food
"The best food writer of her time." --Jane Grigson in The Times Literary Supplement
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