What is food writing and examples?
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Essays are a great way to start reading about food. They’re short, and a good essay will leave you with something to think about.
Who to read?
M.F.K. (Mary Frances Kennedy) Fisher, who lived from 1908 to 1992, wrote twenty-seven books, including numerous collections of essays and reminiscences on food and travel. The Art of Eating, How to Cook a Wolf, and With Bold Knife and Fork are a few titles to look for.
Laurie Colwin (1944 – 1992) was a prolific writer of novels as well as Home Cooking and More Home Cooking, essays – some with recipes – and memoirs on food. She often praised other writers and cooks, paying homage to the work of authors Elizabeth David, Marcella Hazan, and many others. If your kitchen is small and you eschew gadgets, you’ll appreciate Colwin’s thoughts on simplicity. She had a tiny New York City kitchen, few appliances, and she liked it that way.
