Some early issues of Gourmet were absolutely stellar. This one, April 1951, was one of those issues. Yesterday we looked at a few Chinese recipes. Today I'm adding a few recipes from an article on produce in the Veneto by a writer named Dorothy Giles. I haven't been able to find any information on Ms. Giles, who wrote this wonderful little aside on American produce of the time:
Italy in America, Circa 1951
Italy in America, Circa 1951
Italy in America, Circa 1951
Some early issues of Gourmet were absolutely stellar. This one, April 1951, was one of those issues. Yesterday we looked at a few Chinese recipes. Today I'm adding a few recipes from an article on produce in the Veneto by a writer named Dorothy Giles. I haven't been able to find any information on Ms. Giles, who wrote this wonderful little aside on American produce of the time: