Customer Reviews

Forks, Knives and Spoons

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This is a fabulous photo, caption, and appendix compendium for people interested in the many varieties of flatware designed for specific use. Of particular interest to me are the double-page spreads illustrating the different kinds of forks, spoons, and knives, so that one can get a sense of relative size and shape. The down side (yes, I know this would be an up side for some readers) is that the book is cluttered with recipes, making it hard to find information relating to the cutlery. I'd be much happier the food photos run with just captions, amidst appendix material used as body text, with an appendix of recipes, than the other way round. If I want to buy a cookbook, I'll buy a cookbook.

This is the 3rd copy of this charming book I have bought over the past few years.
This last was for a customer who adores buying old flatware but often can't identify what it was used for. She was delighted. The photographs are excellent and reflect the author's love of the subject. It is easy to find the sardine fork or potato fork you are looking for and the recipes are an added bonus.

Just the thing for entertaining the right way. Or at least the elegant way. Recommended.