Introduction: Why Cook? 1(24)
PART I FIRE
Creatures Of The Flame
25(98)
PART II WATER
A Recipe In Seven Steps
123(80)
PART III AIR
The Education Of An Amateur Baker
203(88)
PART IV EARTH
Fermentation's Cold Fire
291(114)
Afterword: Hand Taste 405(12)
Appendix I Four Recipes 417(20)
Appendix II A Short Shelf of Books on Cooking 437(4)
Acknowledgments 441(6)
Selected Sources 447(12)
Index 459