Culinary Memoir

Embark on a journey in of Slice of Life, and relish in stories that will make you laugh, cry, and hunger for more. From the aroma of freshly baked fruitcakes that wafts through the air to the friendly smiles exchanged over a perfectly brewed cup of coffee, each remembrance in Slice of Life is a reminder that the best stories are often shared over delicious treats.

Phyllis Grant's Everything Is Under Control is a memoir about appetite as it comes, goes, and refocuses its object of desire. Grant's story follows the sometimes smooth, sometimes jagged, always revealing contours of her life: from her days as a dancer struggling to find her place at Julliard, to her experiences in and out of four-star kitchens in New York City, to falling in love with her future husband and leaving the city after 9/11 for California, where her children are born.

Il suo nome era Salvatore Chiappa, tortaio, ma soprattutto livornese. Tutti lo conoscevano come "Gagarin". Da cosa venisse il soprannome con cui la gente di Livorno e, conseguentemente e per traslato, del mondo intero, lo identificava è cosa interessante ma del tutto ignota.

Meet Sarah Jane, a woman with a reputation for culinary catastrophe, who tries to keep her family fed in challenging circumstances in rural France. Frugal living was not part of the plan when they arrived from Australia to undertake the renovation of a quaint cottage in the Charente. However, when life threw them a curveball, the challenge was set: How to survive in France with very little money and two Australian cattle dogs.

Apple Crumble is the third in a series of charming food memories that describe the life and relationships of bestselling author Marjory Harris. In 1960s London, Marjory is a young and ambitious newlywed struggling to maintain her marriage. Highlights are high tea with her landlady's parrot and mingling with celebrities in the heyday of swinging London.