Quote of the day
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
Elizabeth David

Born: December 26, 1913
Died: May 22, 1992 (aged 78)
Bio: Elizabeth David was a British cookery writer who, in the mid-20th century, strongly influenced the revitalisation of the art of home cookery with articles and books about European cuisines and traditional British dishes.
Known for:
- French provincial cooking (1960)
- A Book of Mediterranean Food (1950)
- French Country Cooking (1951)
- Elizabeth David classics (1980)
- Summer Cooking (1955)