did she collaborate with anyone on this book?
Yes, nine authors from Henry James to Théophile Gautier.
Elizabeth David
A Book of Mediterranean Food" (1950) draws on nine authors, from Henry James to Théophile Gautier, in between eleven sections of recipes.
who was elizabeth david? British cookery writer did she have any other career too? Yes, painter and actress. has she lived in different countries? Yes, Greece, Egypt, etc. what are the books she has written? A Book of Mediterranean Food
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Elizabeth David [SEP] Books
Six other books published since the author's death have been compilations drawn from her existing works. On the advice of her publisher, David constructed her early books to intersperse recipes with relevant excerpts of travel writing and scene-painting by earlier writers, and, as her confidence and reputation grew, by herself. "A Book of Mediterranean Food" (1950) draws on nine authors, from Henry James to Théophile Gautier, in between eleven sections of recipes. Reviewers commented that David's books possessed literary merit as well as practical instruction. Some critics, used to more prescriptive cookery writers, thought her approach assumed too much knowledge on the part of the reader.