- Is this a cookbook with recipes?
- Mostly not. It is a collection of essays and memoirs about food, with only scattered recipes. Buy it for the writing, not for dinner plans.
- What books are included?
- The five books are Serve It Forth, Consider the Oyster, How to Cook a Wolf, The Gastronomical Me and An Alphabet for Gourmets.
- What is different about the 50th Anniversary edition?
- This Wiley paperback edition adds an introduction about Fisher and her work. The core text is the same five books.
- Is $14.60 a good price?
- Yes. It is the lowest of the four new prices we track as of November 7, 2026, and near the bottom of its recent range.
- Is it hard to read?
- It is essayistic and of its time, so it rewards slow reading. If you want fast, modern recipes, look elsewhere.
- How long is it?
- 784 pages, about 9.3 by 6 inches and 2.19 lbs in paperback.
- Where is the M.F.K. Fisher The Art of Eating cheapest?
- At Amazon, for $14.60, 43% under what the other stores charge, as of our latest check.
- Where can I buy the M.F.K. Fisher The Art of Eating?
- 4 stores we checked sell it, including Target, HarperCollins Publishers, Bookshop.org, Amazon.