Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste [First edition] 9780307718341, 9780770433314, 0770433316

Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coincidentally, the iconic

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English Year 2013;2014

Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste [First edition]
9780307718341, 9780770433314, 0770433316

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Beard
James;Child
Julia;Fisher
Mary Frances Kennedy;Jones
Judith;Olney
Richard;Barr
Luke

Table of contents :
Prologue --
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 Reveillon --
Going Home --
Last House --
New Beginnings --
Afterword: Provence Now.

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