Why am I sharing this with my readers? My friend and longtime TFP contributor Scott Samuelson, who introduced me to M. F. K. Fisher's work, would agree with my old WSJ colleague Ray Sokolov that “In a properly run culture, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher would be recognized as one of the great writers this country has produced in this century.” And having just had the best hamburger in my life at a joint called Hungry Heaven, I thought it only right to wish the brilliant writer on food and the human soul a happy birthday. Bon appetite, Mary Frances!
THE GASTRONOMICAL ME is a much riffled paperback on my shelf. I've owned it for about ten years and regularly pick it up to re-read. M.F.K. Fisher is a terrific writer, a fine example to learn from no matter what topic one chooses. Her adventures as a young woman in Dijon will stick with me forever.
One of the treasures salvaged from our 27 Feb catastrophic house fire was our copy of The Art of Eating. Wet and singed at the edges, but a survivor and symbol of what is important.
Just adore MFK Fisher - Eve Babitz always claimed she was her major influence. Not necessarily in prose style, but I think more in a sense of sensuality!! 😎
So nice to see this and thank you for sharing. A wonderful writer!
Why am I sharing this with my readers? My friend and longtime TFP contributor Scott Samuelson, who introduced me to M. F. K. Fisher's work, would agree with my old WSJ colleague Ray Sokolov that “In a properly run culture, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher would be recognized as one of the great writers this country has produced in this century.” And having just had the best hamburger in my life at a joint called Hungry Heaven, I thought it only right to wish the brilliant writer on food and the human soul a happy birthday. Bon appetite, Mary Frances!
MJ
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnnogowski/p/mark-twains-literary-courage?r=7pf7u&utm_medium=ios
Proud of this, friends.
THE GASTRONOMICAL ME is a much riffled paperback on my shelf. I've owned it for about ten years and regularly pick it up to re-read. M.F.K. Fisher is a terrific writer, a fine example to learn from no matter what topic one chooses. Her adventures as a young woman in Dijon will stick with me forever.
One of the treasures salvaged from our 27 Feb catastrophic house fire was our copy of The Art of Eating. Wet and singed at the edges, but a survivor and symbol of what is important.
Just adore MFK Fisher - Eve Babitz always claimed she was her major influence. Not necessarily in prose style, but I think more in a sense of sensuality!! 😎