Here we go! We’ve said “so long” to our last summer holiday and now the Autumn kitchen awaits! Today, we are officially racing towards Fall with a pumpkin colored cookbook and a little kitchen story about an etiquette guru and an artist. The etiquette guru is beloved 20th century authority Amy Vanderbilt and the artist is revered pop culture icon Andy Warhol. 🖼 Not many people know that before Andy became famous, he went by the more formal name Andrew and was a freelance illustrator for hire.🍴In 1961, he teamed up with Amy to produce her first cookbook following the wildly successful 1952 launch of her Complete Book of Etiquette (also illustrated by Andy). 🍳 Amy at that point in her career was a consummate home-entertainer, a world traveler, a wife and a mom. Andy was a thirty something artist working to pay his bills and develop his own unique style. Amy loved cooking but also understood that it could be a daunting, boring and tedious task. 🎨 Andy loved art but also knew that there was a fine balance between working to live and living to work. It took Amy 9 years to write this cookbook. It took Andy 30 years and one serious illness to develop his style. 📖 At the time of this book’s publication, Amy was already a beloved success and a national treasure. Andy was just one year away from producing his famous attention grabber - the Campbell’s Soup Cans. With this cookbook project, Amy wanted to inspire with recipes that removed the daunting, boring and tedious connotations that came with preparing meals every day, every week, every year. 🖌 Andy wanted to illustrate all the important details of the kitchen... how to cook, how to eat, how to cut a steak, frost a cake, set a table. Both were into delighting the minds and spirits of cooks at home. Together, A+A took readers on a spin around the world and the drawing board, culinary style, and made a fun 811 page cookbook packed full of adventurous ideas and whimsical storytelling. That’s what happens when an artist and an etiquette guru get together. They create a little magic, 1960s style. Find this book in the shop! . . . . . #andywarhol #amyvanderbilt #1960skitchen #1960sart #popculture #vintagecookbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4pvvdAtiF/?igshid=mu46ykev1lai
