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Cleaving
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession | Julie Powell
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Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the craziest thing she'd ever do--until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her new memoir, CLEAVING. Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. She finds her way to Fleischer's, a butcher shop where she buries herself in the details of food. She learns how to break down a side of beef and French a rack of ribs--tough, physical work that only sometimes distracts her from thoughts of afternoon trysts. The camaraderie at Fleischer's leads Julie to search out fellow butchers around the world--from South America to Europe to Africa. At the end of her odyssey, she has learned a new art and perhaps even mastered her unruly heart.
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I came up with a list of foodie memoirs that I rated at 4 or 5 stars in the last few years. What am I missing? http://readingenvy.blogspot.com/2017/07/recommended-reads-in-biography-and.html ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Karkar I really enjoyed this on 7y
Kboltz I can never find the Julia Child one😩 7y
saresmoore Fun! 7y
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SaraFair Loved 32 Yolks as well and 7y
ReadingEnvy @DogEaredBooks I have that on my shelf but for some reason haven't read it! 7y
ReadingEnvy @seebiscan oh yeah I read the Ruhlmans when I worked in a restaurant and was thinking I'd head that direction also 7y
ReadingEnvy @SaraFair @seebiscan I wondered if 32 Yolks was any good or just celebrity, so good to know! 7y
ReadingEnvy @thenamesbondvagabond oh yeah I think I read that, must have missed labeling it on my foodie shelf!! 7y
ReadingEnvy @Kboltz which one, the letters or the bio? 7y
seebiscan 32 Yolks was really good! I'd definitely recommend it. And I agree with @SaraFair on Apprentice! 7y
ReadingEnvy @Karkar oh man! I loved that! And in audio! Totally missed.it. 7y
ReadingEnvy @AudreyMorris thanks I didn't know of farm city! 7y
Kboltz @ReadingEnvy , The Bio..... 7y
MicheleinPhilly I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed 7y
Bookchipmunk And not a memoir but related to food and a favorite 7y
ReadingEnvy @Bookchipmunk re: Delancey - you know, I have an ebook of her earlier book which I haven't read - 7y
ReadingEnvy @Bookchipmunk you know, I have four stars on this one but left it out, not on purpose. I even made his chocolate macarons. 7y
ReadingEnvy @Bookchipmunk thanks for Provence 1970 too! This makes me think I also left the MFK fisher book out 7y
Bookchipmunk My brother's friend wrote this biography of MFK which is a good and informative read 7y
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