A Life Of Spice: Stories of food, culture and life

A Life Of Spice: Stories of food, culture and life

In A Life of Spice celebrated writer Monica Bhide explores her romance with food. As in any romance, there are moments of great heartache and unbelievable happiness; betrayals and breakups; and, of course, intimacy. The essays in this book show how food affects all the areas of our lives: family, friends, love, culture, faith, and more. They capture the delights of cooking as wooing and of food as nurturer, and the sadness of the heartbreak kitchen. This collection of powerful and thought-provoking vignettes makes us examine our relationship with food deeplyâ€”and what food really means to us. A Life of Spice gives readers a front-row viewâ€”and deliciously stolen peeks behind the curtainâ€”into those choice moments that define a lifetime.

Celebrating the powerful memories of food that bind us all together, A Life of Spice features essays that first appeared on Monicaâ€™s blog and in national and international publications, as well as new, never-before-read tales of family and food.

Advance praise for A Life of Spice

â€œMonica writes stories about food, but often they are really stories about searching. She looks for what the world will reveal if you ask questions of the things we usually keep silent. Sheâ€™s a generous writer, seeking the finer, richer sides of us.â€ -- Francis Lam, editor-at-large, Clarkson Potter, and New York Times Magazine columnist

â€œMonica Bhide is more than a food writer. Sheâ€™s a chronicler of culture and family history. She is a romantic for the bond between parent and child. She is an essayist of her own heart and mind, fearlessly searching for the truth in both. She is endlessly fascinating to read.â€ -- Tim Carman, James Beard Awardâ€“winning food writer for The Washington Post

â€œMonica's stories take us on a journey through time, across continents and cultures. With her we fast and feast for love, we share the wonder of fairy tales with a child, we feel the longing for a lost homeland, we delight in culinary discoveries, and we find our own identity in a new land. Throughout Monica reminds us that the essence of food is loveâ€”love for our family, our history, our humanity.â€ -- Elise Bauer, Creator of SimplyRecipes.com

â€œMonica Bhideâ€™s unbridled devotion to food, words, family, and history is crystal clear in this delicious collection. Whatever Monicaâ€™s subject â€”her father as a young boy, the connection between her family and their mouthwatering food, or the importance of saving recipesâ€”she writes with warmth, a keen eye, and an open and abundant heart.â€ -- Elissa Altman, author of Poor Manâ€™s Feast
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-04-27
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-04-27
Format	Kindle eBook

A Life Of Spice: Stories of food, culture and life

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