Robin’s Reviews > Edna Lewis: At the Table with an American Original > Status Update

Before Julia Child, there was Edna Lewis. A black woman, who was first a model, then the cook in a hip restaurant in 1950s New York City, hobnobbed with the social and literary elite - think Truman Capote, Marlon Brando, Gloria Vanderbilt and Eleanor Roosevelt. How have I never heard of Edna before now? As a foodie, reading through this collection of essays and articles by chefs and food writers was a treat.