Alice B. Toklas

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Alice B. Toklas


Born
in San Franciso, The United States
April 30, 1877

Died
March 07, 1967

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People remember American writer Alice Babette Toklas as the domestic partner of Gertrude Stein; her works include cookbooks and a volume of memoirs.

She joined as a member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century. Born to a Polish army officer in a middle-class Jewish family, she attended schools in San Francisco and Seattle. For a short time, she also studied music at the University of Washington.
She arrived in Paris and met on 8 September 1907.
Together, they hosted a salon that attracted expatriates, such as Ernest Miller Hemingway, Paul Bowles, Thornton Niven Wilder, and Sherwood Anderson, and avant-garde painters, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque.

Toklas, a background figure, acted as confidante,
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Average rating: 3.96 · 1,161 ratings · 171 reviews · 16 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook

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Murder in the Kitchen

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Baby Precious Always Shines...

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What Is Remembered

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Staying on Alone: Letters o...

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Aromas and Flavors: Of Past...

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Ma vie avec Gertrude Stein

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“In the menu, there should be a climax and a culmination. Come to it gently. One will suffice.”
Alice B. Toklas

“Experience is never at bargain price.”
Alice B. Toklas, The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook

“Godiva was tired and old and Gertrude Stein in spring bought a new car...”
Alice B. Toklas, The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook

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