Amy Thielen
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Amy Thielen grew up in rural northern Minnesota, in the shadow of the smoked sausages that hung in her uncle's meat market, in lines for potluck buffets that ended in a river delta of sweet, sticky bars, and in the company of women who could put up a batch of pickles without a recipe. Yet it took years of cooking in some of New York City's best restaurants and a homecoming in 2008 for her to rediscover the wealth of the Midwest's rustic, soul-tugging...
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"A beautifully written memoir that follows one woman from her childhood in a dysfunctional Midwestern family to becoming a chef in New York City and finally her triumphant return home to reclaim and redeem Midwestern cooking. Amy Thielen, author of the James Beard Award-winning cookbook The New Midwestern Table, traces her journey from Park Rapids, Minnesota, to cooking professionally under some of New York City's finest chefs--including David Bouley,...