What happens when a longstanding (and influential) California winemaker like Joel Peterson reflects on (his) wine life history? A conversation that bounces — quite logically, actually — from atomic bombs and a prized Chateau D’Yquem scored for $3.40 (granted, it was 1952) to Elizabeth David and Alice Waters. And sure, Thanksgiving wines make a brief appearance, too.
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24 May 2011, Posted by admin in MEET, 0 Comments
Elizabeth David. The notoriously opinionated cook who changed the way we think — and write — about food. As Ruth Reichl says in her intro to the recently released At Elizabeth David’s Table: Classic Recipes and Timeless Kitchen Wisdom: “At [Elizabeth's] time most of the people writing about food were good girls– motherly creatures who stood by the stove ladling out sage advice… She was everything I was not: unconventional, sensuous, smart and stylish… and cared not a whit about anyone’s opinion. I instantly knew that i wanted to be just like her.”
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