Bibliograph

The bread and the knife, a life in 26 bites, Dawn Drzal

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The bread and the knife, a life in 26 bites, Dawn Drzal

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The bread and the knife

Oclc number

1029789953

Responsibility statement

Dawn Drzal

Sub title

a life in 26 bites

Summary

"As it was for M. F. K. Fisher in The Gastronomical Me, food is more than a metaphor in The Bread and the Knife. It is the organizing principle of an existence. Starting with A is for Al Dente, the loosely linked chapters evoke an alphabet of food memories that recount a woman's emotional growth from the challenges of youth to professional accomplishment, marriage, and divorce. Betrayal is embodied in an overripe melon, her awakening in a Bearnaise sauce. Passionfruit juice portends the end of a first marriage, while Tarte Tatin offers redemption. Each letter serves up a surprising variation on the struggle for self-knowledge, the joy and pain of familial and romantic love, and food's astonishing ability to connect us with both the living and the dead. Ranging from her grandmother's suburban kitchen to an elegant New York restaurant, a longhouse in Borneo, and a palace in Rajasthan, The Bread and the Knife charts the vicissitudes of a woman forced to swallow some hard truths about herself, while discovering that the universe can dispense surprising second chances. The book includes six recipes that run the gamut from Crepes filled with Huitlacoche, to her stepfather's homely Stromboli Stuffing, including a couple that are more entertaining to read about than to prepare, like liquified olives with pimento."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A is for al dente -- B is for barnaise -- C is for crab -- D is for dinner party -- E is for eggs -- F is for fowl -- G is for gruel -- H is for huitlacoche -- I is for Indian breakfast -- J is for Jordan almonds -- K is for kielbasa -- L is for lobster roll -- M is for melon -- N is for nova -- O is for omul -- P is for passion fruit -- Q is for quail -- R is for rosemary -- S is for stuffing -- T is for tarte tatin -- U is for urab sayur -- V is for vegetarian? -- W is for white truffles -- X is for xanthan gum -- Y is for yquem -- Z is for zucchini blossoms

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