"I would probably never have learned to cook."

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Source: Elizabeth David (2011). “A Taste of the Sun”, p.68, Penguin UK

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Elizabeth David

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Elizabeth David was a British cookery writer known for her influential books that transformed British culinary culture, particularly through her focus on Mediterranean cuisine.

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