The bread and the knife : a life in 26 bites
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New York : Arcade Publishing, [2018].
ISBN
9781628729238, 1628729236
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Bensenville Community Public Library District - Nonfiction | 641.5092 DRZ | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | 641 WRITINGS FOOD MEMOIR DRZ | On Shelf |
Geneva Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Nonfiction | 641.5092 DRZ | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Arcade Publishing, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 257 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781628729238, 1628729236
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"As it was for M. F. K. Fisher in The Gastronomical Me, food is more than a metaphor in The Bread and the Knife. It is the organizing principle of an existence. Starting with A is for Al Dente, the loosely linked chapters evoke an alphabet of food memories that recount a woman's emotional growth from the challenges of youth to professional accomplishment, marriage, and divorce. Betrayal is embodied in an overripe melon, her awakening in a Bearnaise sauce. Passionfruit juice portends the end of a first marriage, while Tarte Tatin offers redemption. Each letter serves up a surprising variation on the struggle for self-knowledge, the joy and pain of familial and romantic love, and food's astonishing ability to connect us with both the living and the dead. Ranging from her grandmother's suburban kitchen to an elegant New York restaurant, a longhouse in Borneo, and a palace in Rajasthan, The Bread and the Knife charts the vicissitudes of a woman forced to swallow some hard truths about herself, while discovering that the universe can dispense surprising second chances. The book includes six recipes that run the gamut from Crepes filled with Huitlacoche, to her stepfather's homely Stromboli Stuffing, including a couple that are more entertaining to read about than to prepare, like liquified olives with pimento."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Drzal, D. (2018). The bread and the knife: a life in 26 bites (First edition.). Arcade Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Drzal, Dawn. 2018. The Bread and the Knife: A Life in 26 Bites. Arcade Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Drzal, Dawn. The Bread and the Knife: A Life in 26 Bites Arcade Publishing, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Drzal, Dawn. The Bread and the Knife: A Life in 26 Bites First edition., Arcade Publishing, 2018.
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