Laurie Colwin is a novelist who liked to cook, and to write about food, which she does even in her novels. She wrote five popular novels, three collections of short stories, and two collections of essays about food and life in the kitchen...

Julian Barnes likes to cook. He's a competent cook with a simple ambition. To cook tasty, nutritious food, and to, over time, expand his culinary repertoire. But with him, it's all about the recipes and the instructions. He can and will follow them faithfully, but he needs them to be precise...In this collection of essays, Barnes brings his pedantic but charming outlook to life in the kitchen.