![]() Agent: Holly Bemiss, Susan Rabiner Literary Agency. Like a giant bowl of spaghetti carbonara or tower of huevos rancheros (recipes included), this is a book that teenagers and parents will savor in equal measure. In Relish, Lucy, clearly a precocious illustrator (even now she’s only 32). With each memory Knisley shares, she shows that life, like a good meal, should be savored and that all food-even junk food-is more than “just fuel.” For those uninitiated in the mysterious art of pickling, the nuance of cheese, or making sangria (yes, a couple cocktail recipes appear), Knisley’s candid storytelling, deadpan humor, and clear-line cartooning make the book entirely accessible, extinguishing the pretensions that sometimes predominate the culinary world. A book like no other in this genre, Relish is a book that’s as delicious to enjoy as the food described within it. ![]() Having grown up surrounded by delicious food, thanks to her gourmand father and earthy superchef mother, Knisley looks back on her childhood and adolescence through her roving palette and voracious appetite for new tastes and experiences. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley 20,478 ratings, 3.95 average rating, 2,717 reviews Open Preview Relish Quotes Showing 1-3 of 3 I love the treat and pleasure of eating when it becomes an act of focused giving and sharing.Wasting money and appetite on bad food is disappointing, but it doesnt matter when the company is good. “When we eat, we take in more than just sustenance,” writes Knisley (French Milk) in this nostalgic and funny food-centric memoir, and it’s a fitting motto for the book and for anyone who takes even the slightest pleasure in cooking and, more importantly, eating. ![]()
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