Anthony Doerr, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and 29 other literary stars offer a heartfelt ode to comfort food in this stunningly illustrated collection of essays and recipes.
âIf you've ever felt a deep, emotional connection to a recipe or been comforted by food during a dark time, you'll fall in love with these stories.â âMartha Stewart Living, âBest Cookbooks of the Yearâ
This collection of intimate, illustrated essays by some of Americaâs most wellâregarded literary writers explores how comfort food can help us cope with dark timesâbe it the loss of a parent, the loneliness of a move, or the pain of heartache.
Lev Grossman explains how he survived on âsweet, sour, spicy, salty, unabashedly glueyâ General Tsoâs tofu after his divorce. Carmen Maria Machado describes her growing pains as she learned to feed and care for herself during her twenties. Claire Messud tries to understand how her mother gave up dreams of being a lawyer to make âa dressed salad of tiny shrimp and avocado, followed by pruneâstuffed pork tenderloin.â What makes each tale so moving is not only the deeply personal revelations from celebrated writers, but also the compassion and healing behind the story: the taste of hope.
Anthony Doerr, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and 29 other literary stars offer a heartfelt ode to comfort food in this stunningly illustrated collection of essays and recipes.
âIf you've ever felt a deep, emotional connection to a recipe or been comforted by food during a dark time, you'll fall in love with these stories.â âMartha Stewart Living, âBest Cookbooks of the Yearâ
This collection of intimate, illustrated essays by some of Americaâs most wellâregarded literary writers explores how comfort food can help us cope with dark timesâbe it the loss of a parent, the loneliness of a move, or the pain of heartache.
Lev Grossman explains how he survived on âsweet, sour, spicy, salty, unabashedly glueyâ General Tsoâs tofu after his divorce. Carmen Maria Machado describes her growing pains as she learned to feed and care for herself during her twenties. Claire Messud tries to understand how her mother gave up dreams of being a lawyer to make âa dressed salad of tiny shrimp and avocado, followed by pruneâstuffed pork tenderloin.â What makes each tale so moving is not only the deeply personal revelations from celebrated writers, but also the compassion and healing behind the story: the taste of hope.