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Mrs. W. G. Waters

Best known for a lively 1901 cookbook that mixes conversation, storytelling, and more than two hundred Italian recipes, this writer helped introduce English-language readers to Italian food in a warm, witty way.

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The Cook's Decameron

The Cook's Decameron

by Mrs. W. G. Waters

The Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian Dishes

The Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian Dishes

by Mrs. W. G. Waters

About the author

Mrs. W. G. Waters was the pen name used by Emily Waters, author of The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian Dishes, first published in 1901. The book is still remembered for its unusual blend of practical cookery and light social comedy, using a conversational frame inspired by Boccaccio to present Italian dishes to English readers.

Available sources confirm her connection with The Cook's Decameron, and some library and catalog records also associate her with Just a Cookery Book from 1924. Beyond that, reliable biographical details about her life are limited in the sources I could confirm, so this portrait of her career remains necessarily brief.

What clearly comes through in her work is a lively, confident voice and a real enthusiasm for making Italian cooking feel approachable. For listeners interested in food writing with personality, her work offers both period charm and a vivid sense of culinary curiosity.