In the Kitchen: Essays on Food and Life

In the Kitchen: Essays on Food and Life

I learned that before entering the kitchen, I must get the measure of its hold over me.’

Food can embody our personal history as well as wider cultural histories. But what are the stories we tell ourse…

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