A direct, stylish, and engrossing story of a marvelous life well lived. Markham describes her childhood in Kenya and her experiences as a bush pilot in the 1930s -- evoking the landscapes, people, and

West with the Night

In 1929, a newly married M.F.K. Fisher said goodbye to a milquetoast American culinary upbringing and sailed with her husband to Dijon, where she tasted real French cooking for the first time. "The Ga

The Gastronomical Me

Written to inspire courage in those daunted by wartimes shortages, "How to Cook a Wolf" continues to rally cooks during times of plenty, reminding them that providing sustenance requires more than put

How to Cook a Wolf

M.F.K. Fisher, whom John Updike has called our "poet of the appetites," here pays tribute to that most delicate and enigmatic of foods---the oyster. As she tells of oysters found in stews, in soups, r