While riding his bike through England during a summer trip to Europe he bought English Bread and Yeast Cookery, Elizabeth David's 1977 book on breadmaking and bread history.
It was through philosophical treatises on food by authors such as Richard Olney and Elizabeth David that he developed an interest in cooking.
As reported by the author Elizabeth David, a Hampshire cookbook advises that the cake be turned upside down after baking "so the lard can soak through."
This collection also includes the papers of several famous chefs and foodwriters such as M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, and Elizabeth David.
Elizabeth II | David Bowie | Elizabeth I of England | David Lynch | Elizabeth Taylor | David | Late Show with David Letterman | Elizabeth | David Cameron | David Beckham | Queen Elizabeth | David Lloyd George | David Hume | David Hockney | David Letterman | David Byrne | David J. Eicher | David Mamet | David Foster | Late Night with David Letterman | David Ben-Gurion | Jacques-Louis David | David Guetta | David Carradine | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | Henry David Thoreau | David Tennant | David Niven | David Essex | David A. Stewart |