Food Tales

by Mimi Sheraton, Laurie Rubin (Photographer)

Eating--arguably life's greatest pleasure--is honored in this book of elegantly illustrated stories, the latest anthology in the popular Tales series. Includes stories by Robert Benchley, Alexandre Dumas, John Steinbeck, Thomas Wolfe, W. Somerset Maugham, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and others. 21 full-color photographs.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food Writing

Hardcover

First published May 1, 1992

About the author

In 1975 she became the food critic for the New York Times. She held that position for 8 years after which she became the food critic for Time magazine.

She freelanced for New York Times, Vanity Fair, Food and Wine, and other magazines.

Reviews

[Rogue Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

An anthology of some of the most delicious literary references to food that you'll ever read, and always remember with your mind and your palate. Beautifully styled food photographs accompany the stories. Writings by John Steinbeck, Thomas Wolfe, Alexandre Dumas and W Somerset Maugham and more. Steinbeck's is particularly memorable to me - a woman whose family starves when her admirers bring meat and vegetables instead of the nourishing dried beans that the grandmother simmers in pot. "A literary menu", so true.

--Ashland Mystery