Cooking Price-Wise: The Original Foodie

Based on the Thames Television series starring actor and gourmet Vincent Price, this cookbook offers scores of easy-to-make recipes from around the world. In addition to recipes for soups, breads, main courses, sides, and desserts, Price offers fascinating food-related historical tidbits. For this expanded edition, his daughter, Victoria, has contributed culinary-themed journal entries from her father’s international travels as well as personal reminiscences of his favorite foods and home cooking. Numerous color photographs appear throughout this handsome hardcover collectible. AUTHOR: The distinguished American actor Vincent Price (1911 1993) was well known around the world for his distinctive voice and many prominent roles on both stage and screen. A lifelong passion for art led to a degree in art history from Yale and a highly regarded reputation as an art collector, consultant, and lecturer. Price’s extensive travels provided ample opportunities to collect interesting and unusual recipes, which he tested in his home kitchen.