Daunt Books In The Kitchen : Essays On Food And Life

An original collection of personal essays blending food writing and memoir, and exploring subjects ranging from the significance of Chers hors doeuvres in the film Mermaids, to the way in which food can become a language we use to communicate things that are too difficult to say, via a history of cookbooks that have their foundations in grieving and loss, and one writers experience of the six kitchens shes made her own over the years.Funny, astute and thought provoking, In the Kitchen explores the importance of food in and out of the kitchen.