The Art of Cooking

Big Guy found another St. Louis treasure. The Artist in the Kitchen is a cookbook published as a fundraiser for our own St. Louis Art Museum. The book is full of delicious recipes, but also interspersed is luscious photos of our art treasures in the museum.

This book, published in 1977, is like the symphony cookbooks in that you have contributions from another list of “who’s who” from the greater St. Louis area along with members of the staff of the museum itself. I am happy they kept the recipes simple and didn’t get cheeky by naming the recipes associated with artwork. “Rembrandt’s salad or Monet’s chicken” anyone?

I am looking forward to trying these recipes as well. It is time to shop shopping for books and get back into the kitchen!