Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees
From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and marvelous curiosities from nature
When food or drink is mentioned in an essay, the mind races and rushes for associations and remembrances. In most gastronomical writing, essays about food often have a subtext, a layering, a flavor tinged with grief, joy, shame, desire, or nostalgia. What gets so often lost or overlooked is the contagious exuberance that can happen when one takes a bite of food and wants to be a student of that dish, even of a singular ingredient—to be curious about where it came from, the folklore surrounding that food, and who helps bring that food to our tables. In Bite by Bite, Aimee Nezhukumatathil restores some of that astonishment and wonder through her encounter with a range of foods and food traditions. From chocolate to lumpia, mango to risotto, fried chicken to naan, Nezhukumatathil explores how food marks our experiences and identities; the boundaries between heritage and memory; and the ethics and environmental pressures around gathering and consuming food. Seen through the lens of Nezhukumatathil’s distinctive and lilting prose, Bite by Bite offers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature, drawn together by intimate personal reflections and gorgeous imagery and illustration.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and marvelous curiosities from nature
When food or drink is mentioned in an essay, the mind races and rushes for associations and remembrances. In most gastronomical writing, essays about food often have a subtext, a layering, a flavor tinged with grief, joy, shame, desire, or nostalgia. What gets so often lost or overlooked is the contagious exuberance that can happen when one takes a bite of food and wants to be a student of that dish, even of a singular ingredient—to be curious about where it came from, the folklore surrounding that food, and who helps bring that food to our tables. In Bite by Bite, Aimee Nezhukumatathil restores some of that astonishment and wonder through her encounter with a range of foods and food traditions. From chocolate to lumpia, mango to risotto, fried chicken to naan, Nezhukumatathil explores how food marks our experiences and identities; the boundaries between heritage and memory; and the ethics and environmental pressures around gathering and consuming food. Seen through the lens of Nezhukumatathil’s distinctive and lilting prose, Bite by Bite offers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature, drawn together by intimate personal reflections and gorgeous imagery and illustration.
