Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times
by:
Amanda Hesser (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780393067637 (0393067637)
Publish date: November 17th 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 204
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Anthologies,
Cookbooks,
Short Stories,
Cooking,
Culinary,
Food Writing
A collection of food memories written by published writers and a few chefs. Some are funny, some sad, all engaging. Recipes are included in most. Reading this made me think about how important food is in all of our lives, regardless of race, class, religion, gender. We all have memories of food ...
Halfway through I'm smitten with this well-edited little book of food stories. Each story is followed by a recipe or two or three that fills out the narrative. So far "Orange Crush", a tale of Tang and longing by Yiyun Li, is my favorite. Julia Child's "The Sauce & the Fury" is brilliant and liv...