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Fannie's Last Supper : Re-creating One Amazing Meal From Fannie Farmer's 1896 Cookbook by Christopher Kimball [Kimball, Christopher] is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Fannie's Last Supper : Re-creating One Amazing Meal From Fannie Farmer's 1896 Cookbook about?
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Kimball, founder of Cook's Illustrated and host of the PBS series America's Test Kitchen, spent more than two years of "research, recipe testing, and intense planning" in order to host a Victorian dinner based on the recipes of Fannie Farmer, author of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, which was first published in 1896. Kimball is as exhaustive in his research as he is in one of his own test recipes for Cook's Illustrated, and fans of his work will appreciate his attention to even the smallest morsel of information. Kimball is off on a culinary and historical adventure as he literally traces Fannie Farmer's steps around Boston at the turn of the century, regaling the reader with a history of Boston, observations of the Victorian character, manner of dress, and cooking implements and appliances available. In the meantime, his own team has been assembled and they are methodically testing recipes and ingredients in Kimball's 1859 red-brick Boston bowfront. All this work culminates in a foodie's dream dinner party, complete with Victorian plate settings, an all-star guest list, and 12 courses you won't find in any restaurant today. A must-read f
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Christopher Kimball [Kimball, Christopher]
- Publisher
- Hyperion Books
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781401396299
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Biography, History
- Rating
- 3.34 / 5 (400 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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