Including this long-anticipated reprint of Food That Really Schmecks in our Life Writing series recognizes the cultural value of its narratives, positing it as a groundbreaking book in the food writing genre. This edition includes a foreword by award-winning author Wayson Choy and a new introduction by the well-known food writer Rose Murray.
Edna Staebler who passed away in 2006 in her 101st year was an award-winning journalist and a regular contributor to Macleanโs, Chatelaine, and many other magazines. She is the author of Cape Breton Harbour, Places Iโve Been and People Iโve Known and the Schmecks cookbook series. Must Write: Edna Staeblerโs Diaries, edited by Christl Verduyn, was published by Laurier Press in 2005.
Wayson Choy is the author of Paper Shadows, The Jade Peony, and All That Matters. He was the subject of Unfolding the Butterfly, a full-length film documentary by Michael Glassbourg and has appeared on television and radio across Canada. He is presently working on his second memoir as well as a novel.
Rose Murray, a former English teacher, studied cooking techniques in Paris, Costa Rica, and Hong Kong. Her recipes have regularly appeared in Canadian Living, Elm Street, and Homemakers. The author of nine cookbooks, including A Year in My Kitchen and The Canadian Christmas Cookbook, and contributor to more than forty others, Rose Murray lives in Cambridge, Ontario.