Stand Facing the Stove: The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of Cooking

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Anne Mendelson

Stand Facing the Stove

The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of Cooking

Anne Mendelson

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English

Scribner
15 July 2003

Biography: general; Gender studies: women; Main courses

In 1931, Irma S. Rombauer, a recent widow, took her life savings and self-published a cookbook that she hoped might support her family. Little did she know that her book would go on to become America's most beloved cooking companion. Thus was born the bestselling Joy of Cooking, and with it, a culinary revolution that continues to this day.

In Stand Facing the Stove, Anne Mendelson presents a richly detailed biographical portrait of the two remarkable forces behind Joy -- Irma S. Rombauer and her daughter, Marion Rombauer Becker -- shedding new light on the classic kitchen mainstay and on the history of American cooking. Mendelson weaves together three fascinating stories: the affectionate though often difficult relationship between Joy's original creator, Irma, and her eventual coauthor, Marion; the bitter dealings between the Rombauers and their publisher, Bobbs-Merrill (at whose hands the Rombauers likely lost millions of dollars); and the enormous cultural impact of the beloved book that Irma and Marion devoted their lives to refining, edition after edition.

Featuring an accessible new recipe format and an engaging voice that inspired home cooks, Joy changed the face of American cookbooks. Stand Facing the Stove offers an intimate look at the women behind this culinary bible and provides a marvelous portrait of twentieth-century America as seen through the kitchen window.

By: Anne Mendelson
Imprint: Scribner
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 456g
ISBN: 9780743229395
ISBN 10: 0743229398
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 15 July 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anne Mendelson is a leading authority on the history of American cookbooks. She has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including Gourmet. She lives in northern New Jersey.

Reviews for Stand Facing the Stove: The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of Cooking

The New York Times Book Review <p>Anne Mendelson is a sensitive and careful chronicler of a remarkable family, of the Joy of Cooking as an emblem of American civilization, and of a society where cookbooks are replacing cooking. <p>