by the same author Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties Hemingway in Paris Literary Cafés of Paris Anaïs: The Erotic Life of Anaïs Nin For my sisters Lynn and Gail and for my husband Albert Sonnenfeld with whom I share the joys of the table “I too am an Epicurean.” THOMAS JEFFERSON C ONTENTS Western Pioneers and Blue Blood 1 Beginnings 2 A Place in the Sun 3 Education of an Extrovert 4 Smith College: Ivy Walls and Jelly Donuts 5 Career Search Spying and Romance 6 India Intrigue 7 To China with Love 8 Eastward Ho 9 Flavors of Marriage An American in Paris (Marseilles, Bonn, and Oslo) 10 À Paris 11 Cordon Bleu 12 Marseilles: Fishing for Reds 13 A Little Town in Germany 14 Back Home (and Cooking) on the Range 15 “I Am at Heart a Viking” Our Lady of the Ladle 16 Launching the Book 17 Let Them Eat Quiche: The French Chef 18 Provençal Winters 19 The Media Are the Message 20 Celebrity and Solitude Empress of Cuissine 21 Riding the Second Wave 22 A Time of Loss 23 The Company She Keeps 24 Pacific Overtures 25 Seasoned with Love 26 Notre Dame de la Cuisine 27 Do Not Go Gentle Appendices Family Trees Television Series Acknowledgments and Sources Notes Bibliography Photographs