Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

2006 · 90 min · ★ 2.0 · Drama

Elizabeth David is the most important cookery writer of the 20th century. David's public image was of an elegant, respectable and somewhat austere figure. In reality she was a deeply unconventional person with a profound passion for food, life and men.

Directed by James Kent · Written by Amanda Coe

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