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Chelsea.Poole
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The subtitle says it all: lots about food (love that!) and feminism (same!). I don‘t know Geraldine DeRuiter outside of this audiobook but I found her delivery and take on a wide variety of topics relatable (hello, anxiety!). I chuckled several times and loved the takedown of the fancy dining scene where they don‘t actually give you food! Apparently she went viral for her blog post about Mario Batali and his horrible cinnamon rolls and behavior.

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readingjedi
The Dinner Table: 100 Writers on Food | Kate Young, Ella Risbridger
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Another Christmas book - an absolute brick of a book, also totally gorgeous 😍

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Tamra
The Art of Eating | M. F. K. Fisher, Joan Reardon
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Since it‘s 12/1 (how how how?) I‘ve decided for the new year to make this my in-kitchen reread. As a collection of Fisher‘s books ranging from 1937-1949, it‘s perfect for dipping in & out. Her writing style is personable, wise, and all around delightful. I especially love the ingenuity forced by wartime shortages in How to Cook a Wolf, 1942. 🐺🍴

Chittavrtti I love MFK Fisher‘s writing ✍️ 3mo
Tamra @Chittavrtti 👏🏾 it‘s so conversational & engaging. 3mo
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Tamra
The Art of Eating | M. F. K. Fisher, Joan Reardon
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I agree with Fisher‘s sentiments here.

The preceding page has a simple rice pudding recipe (ala wartime wolf at the door) and I just had a fun conversation with husband and daughter about it. Husband and I love it, daughter is off-put by the texture. 😏 Now I‘m in the mood for some creamy, cold rice pudding. What a terrific breakfast it would make! Fisher suggests you can make it “classical” Riz fancy with a dollop of good jelly or jam.

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Blueberry
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willaful Such a tear jerker... 6mo
Eggs Beautiful 🍎🥰🍏 6mo
JenniferEgnor I loved her writing in Gourmet Magazine. I miss it so much! That was the magazine that taught me how to cook. 6mo
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monalyisha
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This collection of personal essays by Geraldine DeRuiter, the James Beard award-winning writer of the Everywhereist blog, really grew on me! I knew next-to-nothing about the (audio)book or its author before starting it. At first, I felt that the composition was a little basic and on-the-nose, especially when it came to DeRuiter‘s expression of her intersectional, feminist ideology. But I didn‘t disagree with anything she said! 👇🏻

monalyisha 1/5: Ironically, I think the problem is that we‘d probably really get along & be friends (despite her having MUCH more money than I do; at least she‘s aware of her privilege). In general, her outlook is too similar to mine for her book to feel big enough or different enough to make a lasting impression. 6mo
monalyisha 2/5: Sometimes, I *also* worry that the public impression of me is, “Wow! She really likes her husband.” And, as Deruiter says when a(n uninterested) publisher accuses her of this, “…I…do?” Pair that with “Girl can eat!” and you‘ve got a baseline understanding of my personality. But there‘s more to me (us), okay?! 6mo
monalyisha 3/5: She emotes HARD when she narrates, something of which I am also guilty. Honestly, at times, this was *almost* too much for the medium. When I‘m leading Storytime, I can occasionally tell that there‘s a kiddo who agrees and that I probably need to tone it down, as well. 🙈 6mo
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monalyisha 4/5: She‘s the daughter of Italian immigrants and I am not. She enjoys cooking — and especially baking — and I do not. She‘s well-traveled whereas I can only dream of such a thing. But at our cores, it would seem there‘s a lot of overlap. Sometimes to an annoying degree. 😆 6mo
monalyisha 5/5: I enjoyed her anecdotes and reflections. I liked her as a person. Her writing is witty. She certainly knows more about pasta alle vongole than I do. And sure, my estranged father isn‘t an undercover spy (he‘s a Little Debbie salesman, which, come to think of it, would probably be the perfect cover…). But her relatable narrative didn‘t rock my world. 6mo
monalyisha To be fair, I shouldn‘t have followed “My Broken Language” up with another memoir. Hudes is a hard act to follow! 6mo
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DebinHawaii
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#AboutABook

For today‘s #YouGifted prompt, here are three books I like to gift to foodie friends. 💙🍽️💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome 👏🏻 6mo
Eggs Enchanting books!! 6mo
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merelybookish
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An idealistic Ruth Reichl becomes a food critic. The growth of her writing career parallels the emergence of modern American cuisine in CA. (I recognized many of the young chefs she writes about as Top Chef judges.) At the same time as she talks food, Reichl weaves in her personal life: her father's death, extramarital affairs, the demise of her 1st marriage, moves, a failed adoption.
Overall an easy and engaging listen.
#192025 @Librarybelle

Librarybelle I have her books on my to read list! 6mo
Leftcoastzen Love her books 6mo
willaful This was such a tearjerker! 6mo
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