At Elizabeth David's Table: Classic Recipes and Timeless Kitchen Wisdom

This is a lovely book with tasteful photographs of prepared recipes, markets, and produce as well as several photos of David herself. Each chapter begins with one or two short essays written by David for periodicals or her cookbooks. Her descriptions of the food and the places where they originate are evocative and intimate. You will find yourself pining to be in the markets, villas, and restaurants that she recounts.Many of the recipes are simple and made with readily available ingredients. Butter and cream play a strong supporting role in many recipes, but they look satisfying and use many other wholesome whole food ingredients. This is cooking from scratch, meant to be savored--from the selection of ingredients, to the preparation of the dish, to the final enjoyment of a shared meal--without being fussy or stuffy.Not all recipes have ingredient lists, instead the ingredients are simply noted (in bold) within the directions. This may be irksome to some. On the other hand, the personal notes and descriptions preceding many of the recipes are a bonus.

I have admired Elizabeth David's recipes and prose for a long time. I first discovered her when I was living in England. She started out with a small book published shortly after World War 11 when England was still living with severe rationing. This new book is very different from her other works. They were very simple, recipes written one after the other, no pictures of the food. I don't know what she would have thought of this book, so beautiful but also very evocative of her, and her style. I think anyone who admires her recipes and comments in the book should definitely read her biography "Elizbeth David" by Lisa Chaney. She lived an incredible life. And anyone interested in cooking and adventure and travel would also like the neat little book "An Omelet and a Glass of Wine". Read it first and you will want to know more about her. I bought all three from Amazon.

All of Elizabeth David's books are outstanding, not only for the recipes, but for the writing style. There is background that she offers and sensible cooking suggestions. This book belongs in everyone's collection. It will certainly inspire the reader to find her other books on food.

I have this book and since it was first published I have bought it for many friends,who also love it.I have all her books, i have bought them on visits to the uk 🇬🇧 sadly. Most of them are unavailable in the usa unless you find an old copy on a second hand book store .Well worth searching for!!

This is the kind of cookbook that lures you into sitting down and reading it like a novel: it is endlessly fascinating and entertaining. By the time I'd finished reading it, the book was littered with post-it notes, marking dishes that I wanted to try. It's also suited to its purpose and provides clear instructions for recipes, along with helpful suggestions. Every recipe that I've tried has worked and several will become staples. I didn't expect less as I've had Elizabeth David's book on bread for years and, after much use, it looks a bit shabby these days. I recommend this wonderful cookbook...and all of the other Elizabeth David books as well. You won't regret it.

This book is beautiful, educational, and the cover and binding are extra well made. It just makes you want to try the dishes of good food simply cooked and presented with the best ways to season and enjoy the food. You can't go wrong. This is my second Elizabeth David Book, as I also purchased Elizabeth David on Vegetables. Now I want all of her books! I wish I had been introduced to them a long time ago. They will definitely always be relevant.

I like both Elizabeth David's recipes and her commentary. I read her recipe or comments on anything I am going to make whether I am using her particular version or another source. She has a great practical and asthetic approach that somehow makes sense. I think it no wonder that so many great cooking authors refer to her as an important source of inspiration. This book is more a a true cookbook than many of her other books which have more the feel of an encyclopedia of cooking.

If you are an Elizabeth David fan, you will not put this book down until you have turned every page. The effort of putting food photography to her work was brilliant and so, so, welcomed. A true classic, and a treasure of a book. If you have never read an Elizabeth David cookbook (yes, I said "read") this is an excellent place to begin, particularly if you are lover of France and its' cuisine.

Actually my wife loves it, as she does most of Elizabeth David's books, and since she is the master cook in the house it is her opinion that counts most in this regard. I must admit though, I've tried one or two of the recipes and found the book very easy to follow in order to produce decent results, even though my wife's servings are always somehow better!

Elizabeth spent some of World War 2 messing around on a yacht in the Med with her lover. Yet when she got serious she brought lovely continental recipes to this country - unheard of in postwar Britain. A hard job when even a banana was unheard of and omlettes had to be made out of powdered eggs - yuk!

Good condition of book and prompt delivery. It's like a return to the 1970s reading Elizabeth David, just before the public routinely travelled abroad and food in Britain tended to be monotonous and lacking in flavour and interesting ingredients [like garlic!!]

A pleasure to read anything of hers-already have most of recipes in her other books, but it's good to have this compilation for quick reference. Photos are a bonus too.

Over the moon with this great book. the illustrations are a work of art too. great service and speedy delivery 10/10