Relish

This graphic novel/foodie memoir was a delight. It is amazing how a feeling or setting can be described so fully without many words. This story of how the author's childhood and early adulthood was shaped by people around her and the environment she was in that was full of food and culinary exploration and understanding is well done and wonderful. I can't wait to try the recipes included, and it makes me want to cook more, explore more and be someone that can bring people together around a table.

This book was one of the monthly picks for the Modern Mrs Darcy book club, and I'm very grateful for it. Not sure I would have found this story otherwise. The flight pick is Mastering the Art of French Eating by Ann Mah, and I'll have to add that to my reading list soon!

What a fun book. With panel drawings and illustrated recipes, Lucy Knisley tells the story of the big events of her life through the stories of the food she ate and cooked at the time. It's a memoir...it's a cookbook...it's a graphic novel; it's all three and it's delightful.

I read it one afternoon and then turned back to page one and read it all over again. And then took a few pictures of my favorite parts.

You will like it, too.

I loved this blend of cookbook and memoir! Knisley depicts her childhood and young adult years with humor and affection, and I love her attitude about food and cooking so much. Totally charming. All the recipes look so great, too.

We have this in adult but I don't think there's any reason teens couldn't enjoy this. Some of the nostalgia might wear slightly better for adults, though.

It's an aptly titled graphic novel - a wonderfully illustrated love note to food and the culture surrounding it.

Lucy Knisley was raised by foodies. Her godfather was a renowned restaurant critic, her mom worked at a local restaurant and was the type to bring a blowtorch for school birthdays to make creme brûlée. Lucy would later find herself in upstate New York with her mother growing vegetables and working the farmers market. In college she became a cheese seller. Her memories are tied to food.

But she's not some foodie hipster and still recalls the joys of pizza pockets, KD and McDonald's fries. It's an uncomplicated book that had me headed out to buy myself some fancy cheese as a result. That counts as a win.