Past Exhibits
 

September 8-October 27: A Delicious Obsession

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of M.F.K. Fisher, the exhibition represents a selection from the collection of Club member Randall Tarpey-Schwed. Included are first editions, fine press publications, magazines, broadsides, and foreign language translations.

Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was a prolific writer of food and life. Among her books are The Gastronomical Me, How to Cook A Wolf, An Alphabet for Gourmets, The Art of Eating. She published numerous magazine articles and she famously translated Brillat-Savarin’s The Physiology of Taste.

Opening reception: September 8 from 5 to 8 pm

 
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