David deliberately omitted canonical gastronomic authority to fit wartime austerity

Evidence

her final accolade was, ‘as further testimony to the unusual quality of this book, it should be added that it contains not one reference to Brillat-Savarin’. It was gratifying that a critic had noticed what had indeed been a very deliberate omission. — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 50

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 50