The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book (Alice B. Toklas)

Recipes and reminiscences from Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein’s lover a and prominent American expat living in France—and writing about its cuisine—during the first half of the 20th century. Featuring the recipes and memories of Alice B. Toklas—a prominent American expat who lived in France and was Gertrude Stein’s lover—The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book is a precursor to the classic works of famed French chefs Julia Child and M.F.K. Fisher , and stands alongside Stein’s The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas as a celebration of the fascinating life and times of the woman James Beard called, “one of the really great cooks of all time.”