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Relish: My Life in the Kitchen (2013)

by Lucy Knisley, Lucy Knisley (Illustrator)

Other authors: Colleen AF Venable (Designer), Colleen AF Venable (Cover designer)

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9769222,965 (4.13)1 / 85
"Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life. Each chapter is bookended with an illustrated recipe-- many of them treasured family dishes, and a few of them Lucy's original inventions" -- from publisher's web site.
23 alternates | English | Primary description for language | score: 59
Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life. Each chapter is bookended with an illustrated recipe—many of them treasured family dishes, and a few of them Lucy's original inventions. A welcome read for anyone who ever felt more passion for a sandwich than is strictly speaking proper, Relish is a graphic novel for our time: it invites the reader to celebrate food as a connection to our bodies and a connection to the earth, rather than an enemy, a compulsion, or a consumer product. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2013 An NPR Best Book of 2013
4 alternates | English | score: 13
Presents a graphic novel memoir of cartoonist Lucy Knisley and her obsession with cooking and food.
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 7
Presents an illustrated memoir of the author's eary life, as she describes key episodes and the foods associated with them, and the life lessons she learned from cooking and eating gourmet meals with her parents and friends.
English | score: 5
Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life.
1 alternate | English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 3
A graphic novel chronicling the author's experiences growing up as the daughter of a chef and a gourmet, highlighting lessons she learned about food, cooking and life.
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 2
Lucy Knisley is the daughter of a chef and a gourmet. In her thoughtful and down-to-earth memoir, she casts a light on the role of food in all our lives.
1 alternate | English | score: 2
Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life. Presents an illustrated memoir of the author's eary life, as she describes key episodes and the foods associated with them, and the life lessons she learned from cooking and eating gourmet meals with her parents and friends.
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 1
Humorous memoir in graphic novel format recounts key experiences in the author's life from the perspective of what she was eating at the time.
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 1
A graphically illustrated, recipe-complemented memoir by the indie cartoonist author of French Milk describes her food-enriched youth as the daughter of a chef and a gourmet, key memories that were marked by special meals and the ways in which cookin
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 1
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