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The first section, Coming to the Kitchen, was my absolute favourite. Including Juliet Annan’s essay on publishing cookbooks, and Ella Risbridger’s one on the concept of kitchen intimacy with the following quote that I found particularly charming:“To know how someone else takes their tea - tea or coffee; milk or sugar or lemon - is a small and delightful privilege because it’s a fact of too little consequence to be ferreted out except with small repeated acts of care”
“There is something about the kitchen that invites intimacy. I suppose kitchens are a space for intimacy because I will touch with my hands the things that will go in your mouth; I will taste what you taste; I will work for you, or you will work for me. I will make this for you because I love you, because you need it, because you want it.” - Ella Risbridger, ‘Cupboard Love’.
Another lovely collection of essays from Daunt Publishing. This is the second of three books with similar cover art and collecting essays on a wider topic - At the Pond: Swimming at the Hampstead Ladies' Pond being the first and with In the Garden: Essays on Nature and Growing being the latest. I've not read too much food writing in book form, but I'd describe the style and content as quite relaxed and informal, focusing on the feelings and memories evoked by food and cooking. Favourites include...
I LOVED THIS! Special mentions go to:"Cupboard Love" by Ella Risbridger. Finished it and went right back to the start to immediately read it again. A true romantic in this day and age! "Our Grief Books" - Mayukh Sen "Against Roast Chcken: An Hors d'Oeuvres Theory of Cooking" - Rebecca May Johnson"Tikim Nang Tikim" - Ruby Tandoh"The Long And Short of the Love Affair that Imploded because of Eccles Cakes, Three-Quarters of a Quiche and Don't-Cut-My-Leg African Chicken" - Yemisí Aríbisálà"Who Are Y...
Had a real craving for something light and digestible and this book definitely hit the spot! In the kitchen is delightful collection of personal, bite size culinary stories. Each essay reflects on the universal, meaningful connections and experiences that can be had from food -whether that’s through cooking, eating or sharing. Such as the way with trying a new dish, not every story was to my taste. That said, because of the sheer variety of topics covered, there’s bound to be at least one that’l...
I tried to save this but ended up devouring it. Now I've never been so hungry.
For the food obsessed, this is 90% sublime.
lovely little read! joel golby's contribution was my fave :)
If I were to describe this book in one word, it would certainly have to be forgettable. It was not bad per se but also there was nothing in particular to capture my attention. All in all, it was a short and sweet read that I don’t regret reading, but also one I know I’ll never go back to.
I read Golby’s essay back in October, and enjoyed the anecdotes that were utterly relatable to a northern family and all that are included in the notion of putting on or eating a spread. I decided make the rest of the curated book of essays my first of the new year after a festive period of finding comfort in food, at a time when the kitchen was one of the places to visit in a time of confinement. And, it was a warming experience, the whole collection negotiating personal experiences of nostalgi...
This collection of essays reminds us of what everyone has rediscovered in this turbulent year the personal but universally sentimental relationship we have with food. This guides us through burnt fingers, first ovens and treasures the mishaps along with the triumphs, the greasy buffet as much as haute cuisine.
There's something for everyone in this book of cozy essays. I got this book as part of a Christmas gift/parcel from one of my dearest/favourite people in my life. Read it all at once on a slow afternoon - on another ordinary day in this pandemic stricken world. There's something about 'food' stories that binds and triggers the loveliest memories. "When I say I love you I mean I need you to make me a roast the way you always do. When I say I love you I mean can you go to the fish shop and get oys...
reading one of these essays whilst eating your breakfast is bloody delightful
Found some of the essays to be a lot more enjoyable and evocative than others though I enjoyed the variety of responses to the theme and found a lot of warmth, nostalgia and heart in many of them. Such a great idea for a collection of essays.
I knew I was going to adore this book the moment I knew it was a thing - and I'm delighted to confirm it certainly lived up to expectations. If you are looking for a brief respite from the monumental shitshow that is the third decade of this century, 'In The Kitchen' presents an excellent balm. As in every essay collection, some are stronger than others and each reader will have their own connections to certain essays. My particular favourites came from Juliet Annan, Laura Freeman, Daisy Johnson...
Visually this is an attractive little book, with a bright cover illustration promising notes of citrus behind Mediterranean herbs. Inside there are fifteen or so mini bites, known as essays divided in to three groups - personally I think this was done to bulk out the length of the book overall, but other reviewers say they found it meaningful.Eventually it was easy buffet reading, I did labour my way through the first piece which was also the most intriguing of the book - a woman telling her lif...
'I would make her a cup of tea without asking her whether she'd like one or how she takes it, which is in and of itself a profound intimacy [...] To know how someone else takes their tea - tea or coffee; milk or sugar or lemon - is a small and delightful privilege because it's a fact of too little consequence to be ferreted out except with small repeated acts of care.' Ella Risbridger, Cupboard Love.I loved this collection of essays. At a time when the most exciting part of my day is often cooki...
Well... that was completely delightful! 😍Those that know me, know I rarely read Non Fiction.... but when I do, it’s more often than not about food! Food writing speaks to my soul.... and this lovely collection was moving, mouthwatering, diverse and fascinating in equal measures.#pop2020 #anthology .... just the AI prompt to finish now.
bringing together all 13 contemporary writers, this is a collection of essays exploring on food & life - capturing their reflections in the kitchen and beyond. rouding this up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. reading this felt like a roller coaster ride lmao bc i find myself getting into some of the stories but there are also stories where i felt that they are less interesting to read. i love the fact how they split the stories into 3 parts though - coming to the kitchen, reading & writing the kitchen and beyond th...
Any reader of my reviews will already know that I am consistently drawn to themed anthologies. I am also a huge fan of food, both of preparing and eating it. It was inevitable, then, that I would pick up In the Kitchen: Essays on Food and Life, which brings together original pieces by many different authors. The gorgeously designed book has been released by the publishing arm of Daunt Books, and it looks to be part of a small series of anthologies on specific themes. I have already read and love...