Mouth Wide Open: A Cook and His Appetite - Hardcover

Praise for "Pot on the Fire": "Those new to [Thorne's work] will experience the joy of prose that welcomes you to the hearth and invites you to stay . . . Each nuance and thought provides a doorway into the contemplation of a life well-savored." --Kyla Wazana, "San Francisco Chronicle""" "The Thornes will bring out the culinary adventurer in you, whether or not you ever leave home . . . Everthing John Thorne writes, in prose rubbed shiny like river stones, is . . . rich in substance and texture." --Sylvia Carter, "Newsday""" "With every collection, [Thorne's] accounts . . . make richer reading." --Corby Kummer, "The New York Times Book Review"

Praise for "Pot on the Fire":  “Those new to [Thorne's work] will experience the joy of prose that welcomes you to the hearth and invites you to stay . . . Each nuance and thought provides a doorway into the contemplation of a life well-savored.” —Kyla Wazana, "San Francisco Chronicle""" "The Thornes will bring out the culinary adventurer in you, whether or not you ever leave home . . . Everthing John Thorne writes, in prose rubbed shiny like river stones, is . . . rich in substance and texture." —Sylvia Carter, "Newsday""" "With every collection, [Thorne's] accounts . . . make richer reading." —Corby Kummer, "The New York Times Book Review"

Praise for "Pot on the Fire" "Those new to [Thorne's work] will experience the joy of prose that welcomes you to the hearth and invites you to stay . . . Each nuance and thought provides a doorway into the contemplation of a life well-savored." --Kyla Wazana, "San Francisco Chronicle""" "The Thornes will bring out the culinary adventurer in you, whether or not you ever leave home . . . Everthing John Thorne writes, in prose rubbed shiny like river stones, is . . . rich in substance and texture." --Sylvia Carter, "Newsday""" "With every collection, [Thorne's] accounts . . . make richer reading." --Corby Kummer, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Those new to [Thorne's work] will experience the joy of prose that welcomes you to the hearth and invites you to stay . . . Each nuance and thought provides a doorway into the contemplation of a life well-savored." --"Kyla Wazana, San Francisco Chronicle on Pot on the Fire"

"The Thornes will bring out the culinary adventurer in you, whether or not you ever leave home . . . Everthing John Thorne writes, in prose rubbed shiny like river stones, is . . . rich in substance and texture." --"Sylvia Carter, Newsday on Pot on the Fire"

"With every collection, [Thorne's] accounts . . . make richer reading." --"Corby Kummer, The New York Times Book Review on Pot on the Fire"

Those new to [Thorne's work] will experience the joy of prose that welcomes you to the hearth and invites you to stay . . . Each nuance and thought provides a doorway into the contemplation of a life well-savored. "Kyla Wazana, San Francisco Chronicle on Pot on the Fire"

The Thornes will bring out the culinary adventurer in you, whether or not you ever leave home . . . Everthing John Thorne writes, in prose rubbed shiny like river stones, is . . . rich in substance and texture. "Sylvia Carter, Newsday on Pot on the Fire"

With every collection, [Thorne's] accounts . . . make richer reading. "Corby Kummer, The New York Times Book Review on Pot on the Fire""

"Those new to [Thorne's work] will experience the joy of prose that welcomes you to the hearth and invites you to stay . . . Each nuance and thought provides a doorway into the contemplation of a life well-savored." --Kyla Wazana, San Francisco Chronicle on Pot on the Fire

"The Thornes will bring out the culinary adventurer in you, whether or not you ever leave home . . . Everthing John Thorne writes, in prose rubbed shiny like river stones, is . . . rich in substance and texture." --Sylvia Carter, Newsday on Pot on the Fire

"With every collection, [Thorne's] accounts . . . make richer reading." --Corby Kummer, The New York Times Book Review on Pot on the Fire

John Thorne and Matt Lewis Thorne live in Northampton, Massachusetts, where they publish the food letter Simple Cooking. Their most recent book, Pot on the Fire, won a James Beard Foundation Book Award.