An Extravagant Hunger : The Passionate Years Of M. F. K. Fisher
by Anne Zimmerman

I guess I should really start reading books by M. F. K. Fisher instead of reading books about her. So far, none of the biographies have been too good. This one is no exception.
Mary Frances Kennedy loved food and wrote about it. Her opinions influenced a whole hoard of chefs such as Julia Child, James Beard and Alice Waters.
An Extravagant Hunger attempts to capture Fisher's world but doesn't even come close. The author did her thesis on the life of M.F.K. and it shows because this is what I feel like I'm reading. It's dull, pedantic and unexciting.
Not recommended.