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Wonderful ... Paints vivid pen portraits with recipes and advice. More than a period piece, it is funny and full of charm. -- Sunday Times Remarkable. Aside from its wit and period charm, this [recognises] that the most important ingredient in the kitchen is the human ... Nearly seventy years on, this still feels like a radical message. -- Bee Wilson This is not just another cookery book; it is a tonic and a beacon for the many who must and the few who wish to live alone. -- Wine and Food

Wonderful ... Paints vivid pen portraits with recipes and advice. More than a period piece, it is funny and full of charm. -- Sunday Times Remarkable. Aside from its wit and period charm, this [recognises] that the most important ingredient in the kitchen is the human ... Nearly seventy years on, this still feels like a radical message. -- Bee Wilson This is not just another cookery book; it is a tonic and a beacon for the many who must and the few who wish to live alone. -- Wine and Food

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Kathleen Le Riche is the author of Cooking Alone, Cooking From Scratch, and Cooking for a Party, which were published by Faber from the 1950s onwards. Bee Wilson is a prize-winning food writer and historian. Her books include Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat and, most recently, First Bite: How We Learn to Eat. In 2016, she won the food writer of the year award from The Guild of Food Writers for her journalism.

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