Writer Valerie Stivers joins us to discuss Elizabeth David's Summer Cooking. Originally published in 1955, this cookbook celebrates the fleeting freshness and enduring joy of the summer season. We seek the origins of David's refreshing approach to cooking, ponder the uses of food photography, and learn how Valerie's David-inspired menu came together. Find all of our guest's Paris Review columns here, and read her reviews for Compact Magazine here. References:Nikolai GogolRichard BrautiganWriting at the Kitchen Table by Artemis CooperNorman DouglasAntony BeevorGiovanna GarzoniVictoria GranofRachel RoddyErica MacLeanEssentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella HazanMastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child Find us on Twitter or Instagram to join in on our #SummerofDavid. Here is our most updated episode schedule. To purchase books we've covered, please visit our digital bookshop. Buying them here helps to support the show.