This issue of House Beautiful includes the first of 34 appearances of writing by M.F.K. Fisher in the magazine, ranging from 1944 to 2002
The article was the first in a series of monthly articles appearing in the 40's and it offers a luncheon menu for a bride.
Since this was the first appearance of Fisher in HB, she is "introduced" to readers as follows:
"Mrs. Fisher writes about the art of eating with such insight into the art of living that a recipe for stew is as absorbing as a short story.
She's a native of Michigan who has lived many years in Switzerland, which may account for the special feeling for frugality and flavor that
pervades her cooking notes. Festive simplicity is her forte, the result of wedding imagination to cookery."
Odd and funny that she was described as "a native of Michigan", since she was moved from Michigan as a mere toddler and was essentially a California native.