No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by cooks of generations past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers. — Laurie Colwin (image by Nancy Crampton) Food writers and food lovers alike have worshipped at the altar of Laurie Colwin. Her essays and short stories — many typed up from a mint green typewriter perched at her small kitchen desk — explored more than just family cookbooks and recipe binders. She wrote about the community of food, the joy of preparing a meal for a big crowd, or just for yourself.
A Woman to Know: Laurie Colwin
A Woman to Know: Laurie Colwin
A Woman to Know: Laurie Colwin
No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by cooks of generations past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers. — Laurie Colwin (image by Nancy Crampton) Food writers and food lovers alike have worshipped at the altar of Laurie Colwin. Her essays and short stories — many typed up from a mint green typewriter perched at her small kitchen desk — explored more than just family cookbooks and recipe binders. She wrote about the community of food, the joy of preparing a meal for a big crowd, or just for yourself.