Stand Facing the Stove
The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of Cooking
$44.94
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2003
Summary
In 1931, Irma S. Rombauer, a recent widow, took her life savings and self-published a cookbook that she hoped might support her family. Little did she know that her book would go on to become America’s most beloved cooking companion. Thus was born the bestselling Joy of Cooking, and with it, a culinary revolution that continues to this day. In Stand Facing the Stove, Anne Mendelson presents a richly detailed biographical portrait of the two remarkable forces behind Joy – Irma S. Rombauer and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743229395 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0743229398 |
| Author: | Anne Mendelson |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Touchstone |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2003 |
| Weight: | 456g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 33mm |
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Entertainment Weekly A delicious story…Mendelson discusses this most definitely American kitchen manual with measured but contagious relish.The New York Times Book Review Anne Mendelson is a sensitive and careful chronicler of a remarkable family, of the Joy of Cooking as an emblem of American civilization, and of “a society where cookbooks are replacing cooking.”Los Angeles Times Anne Mendelson brings the story to vivid life…and adroitly strings together an enlightening cultural history of American women in the twentieth century.
About The Author
Anne Mendelson
Anne Mendelson is a leading authority on the history of American cookbooks. She has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including Gourmet. She lives in northern New Jersey.
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