An Omelette and a Glass of Wine

Elizabeth David was a gifted essayist, and 30 years worth of her thoughts on food, published in such magazines as Vogue, Gourmet, and the Sunday Times of London, have been collected here. David is celebrated for the heady immediacy of her prose, and in this very personal book she takes the reader on a journey to Italy, France, Greece, and Egypt, as well as to lost lands and customs--and includes many of her incomparably simple, memorable recipes that transformed the world of the average cook when they were first published in the 1940s and'50s. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.