Mary Grant Price (1917–2002)

Absolutely amazing and beautiful book. I recommend this book not only to those of us who like to cook but also for those who like to have a true piece of history in the house.

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Wonderful history of mid-20th century fine dining. The menus from some of the world's most famous restaurants of the time are wonderful, and so are the recipes behind them.

Recipes of Early America, The Young Republic, The Westward Empire and Victorian America. Good intros.

This has interesting historical recipes, though many are either not to my taste or beyond my means of acquiring. Still, reading the chapter entries with Vincent Price's voice in my head made the book fun to read. Also, the section on wines was informative and helpful to this very uneducated wine drinker. It was written to be intelligible for those of us who don't speak the lingo.