Food for Thought: Resurrecting the Art of Eating

by Robert Farrar Capon

Genres: Food, Cooking

233 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Robert Farrar Capon was a lifelong New Yorker and served for almost 30 years as a parish priest in the Episcopal Church. His first book, Bed and Board, was published in 1965 and by 1977 left full-time ministry to devote more time to writing books, though he continued to serve the church in various capacities such as assisting priest and Canon Theologian. He has written twenty books on theology, cooking and family life.

His lifelong interest in food intersected with his writing and led to his becoming food columnist for Newsday and The New York Times and also teaching cooking classes.

Reviews

[Beth Easter · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Rising from the dead is always a bother."

So true!! Nothing is too fussy if all turns out alright. Capon casts the domestic table as the loftiest and loveliest of all scenes. Every animal eats, but only humans *cook* and *dine*. In this case, it is very unseemly for the Crown of Creation (woman) to eat dinner out of the tupperware on the couch watching Sopranos! no, no, no. I repent.

Not quite as sparkly as Supper of the Lamb but it was also written in the shadow of Capon's divorce, so there is that.

[Deb · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found it just okay. Capon swings between snobbish and trying to be “every cook,” in a way that does justice to neither. It took a lot of patience and effort to get past his posturing and find the good parts. I read this because a friend insisted that this was the better of his food books, but it made me seriously not want to read anything else of his.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This continued along the same lines as Supper of the Lamb, but I didn't find it quite as entertaining and wonderfully written. (In all honesty, I didn't quite finish either, as it was due back at the ol' library). If you're going to pick up Capon, pick up "Supper."

[James Henderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good food, good books, and good ideas. They are collected and presented in a thoughtful way by Robert Farrar Capon in this enjoyable book. I didn't agree with all his opinions, but I enjoyed his presentation.

[mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's basically another rendition of the Supper of the Lamb... new subject, new recipes, new stories... I would recommend it to anyone who found the Supper of the Lamb enjoyable.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, but not as good as Supper of the Lamb or Bed and Board. If you LOOOOOOOVVVVVEDDD Supper of the Lamb, go ahead and read, but don't hand it out as the primary example of his work.