HINTS & PINCHES
A Concise Compendium of Aromatics, Chutneys, Herbs, Relishes, Spices, and Other Such Concerns
Eugene Walter | Author
John T. Edge | Foreword

• $15.95 paperback
• 418 pages | 50 drawings | 80 recipes
• 1-892514-98-2
• Food | Cookbooks

Southern Living on Hints: “We highly recommend adding Hints & Pinches to your cookbook collection. It will stir up some of your taste memories and may inspire you to create new ones.”

“Eugene Walter knows kitchens and gardens like few others. He is the once and always king of cookery writers.”—John Egerton

the book

In prose literally spiced with witty whimsy and frivolity, Hints & Pinches is Eugene Walter's mini-encyclopedic must for every professional and periodic chef alike— a compendium of the history, legend, and amusing anecdotes about over 150 herbs and spices, as well as their offspring chutneys and relishes. Each entry is accompanied by one of Walter's favorite recipes. From tips to help the modern cook sort out the confusing endive-chicory, mint, and thyme families to suggestions for the best use of celery, dill, and anise, Walter serves up a useful and amusing treasure trove of fact and fancy

the author

Eugene Walter wrote widely on culinary subjects for Gourmet, Harper's Bazaar, and Food Arts and is the author of American Cooking: Southern Style. He lived in Mobile, Alabama.

John T. Edge is a regular contributor to Food & Wine, Gourmet, The Oxford American, and GQ among other publications. He is the author of Southern Belly and lives in Oxford, Mississippi where he is director of the Southern Foodways Alliance.

the praise

"Eugene Walter knows kitchens and gardens like few others. He is the once and always king of cookery writers."—John Egerton