El arte de comer

An essential classic of gastronomic literature.

M.F.K. Fisher revolutionised the way people wrote about cooking and food, to the point that she is considered the first modern food writer. Her first book, Sírvase de inmediato, was published in 1937 and established her as a leading food writer thanks to her personal blend of memoir, travel and cooking. This successful reputation was reinforced by her later writings, devoted to the periods she spent in Provence.

El arte de comer brings together the author's best writing. It is not a simple recipe book, nor a treatise on food; it is a mixture of both, treated in a very personal style that will not leave the reader indifferent. A book that gathers profound reflections on life through food, through the act of eating, and that brings together more than sixty recipes annotated with sociological, historical and philosophical references, and humour. This edition is published in Spanish.

"How wonderful to hold in my hands the essence of M.F.K. Fisher, whose wit and passionate opinions about food and those who produce it are as relevant today as decades ago, when she wrote them." Julia Child

The critics have said...
«The finest prose in the United States.»
W.H. Auden

«M.F.K. Fisher's wit and passionate opinions about food and those who prepare it, consume it and hold views on it are as timely now as when she wrote them.»
Julia Child

«Fisher has the extraordinary ability to make the ordinary seem special and wonderful. Her example springs from her unwavering commitment to appreciating life as it comes to her.»
Ruth Reichl

«This volume should be required reading for every cook. It defines, sensually and beautifully, the vital relationship between food and culture.»
Alice Waters