Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers

Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers

By Natalie Eve Garrett

An illustrated anthology of essays about the comfort foods--and recipes--that helped writers survive painful times in their lives. With contributions from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Lev Grossman, Claire Messud, Maile Meloy, Alexander Chee, Edwidge Danticat, and many more.many more.

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Publisher: Catapult
Publish Date: 10/29/2019
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781936787791
ISBN-10: 1936787792
Language: English

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November 01, 2019

Editor Natalie Eve Garrett has pulled together an impressive and diverse roster of writers who revisit some of the most tender moments of their lives through the lens of food. READ FULL DESCRIPTION

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Named a Best Cookbook of the Year by Martha Stewart Living

"Magnificent illustrations add spirit to recipes and heartfelt narratives. Plan to buy two copies--one for you and one for your best foodie friend." --Taste of Home
This collection of intimate, illustrated essays by some of America's most well-regarded literary writers explores how comfort food can help us cope with dark times--be it the loss of a parent, the loneliness of a move, or the pain of heartache. Lev Grossman explains how he survived on "sweet, sour, spicy, salty, unabashedly gluey" General Tso's tofu after his divorce. Carmen Maria Machado describes her growing pains as she learned to feed and care for herself during her twenties. Claire Messud tries to understand how her mother gave up dreams of being a lawyer to make "a dressed salad of tiny shrimp and avocado, followed by prune-stuffed pork tenderloin." What makes each tale so moving is not only the deeply personal revelations from celebrated writers, but also the compassion and healing behind the story: the taste of hope. "If you've ever felt a deep, emotional connection to a recipe or been comforted by food during a dark time, you'll fall in love with these stories."--Martha Stewart Living "Eat Joy is the most lovely food essay book . . . This is the perfect gift." --Joy Wilson (Joy the Baker)

About the Author

Natalie Eve Garrett is an artist and writer, and the editor of The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes and the forthcoming Lonely Together: 222 Celebrated Writers on the Joys & Struggles of Being Alone. She lives in a town outside Washington, Learn More

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