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Author Barr, Luke.

Title Provence, 1970 : M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the reinvention of American taste / Luke Barr.

Publication Info. New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2013]

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 Cherry Valley PLD Adult Non-Fiction - CHVY-11  641.5973 BAR    AVAILABLE
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Edition First edition.
Description 309 pages ; 22 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-304) and index.
Contents All alone : December 20, 1970 -- Ten weeks earlier -- En Route to provence -- An epic dinner with Richard Olney -- First meals in France -- La Pitchoune, country retreat -- James Beard's doomed diet -- Paris interlude -- A dinner party at the Childs' -- Sexual politics -- Twilight of the snobs -- Escape -- The ghost of Arles and Avignon -- Christmas and Réveillon -- Going home -- Last house -- New beginnings -- Provence now.
Subject Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992.
Child, Julia.
Jones, Judith, 1924-
Beard, James, 1903-1985.
Olney, Richard.
Olney, Richard -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Provence.
Cooking, American -- History -- 20th century.
Cooking, American -- Philosophy.
Provence (France) -- Biography.
Provence (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780307718341 hardback
0307718344 hardback

 
    
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