Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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

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Published Apr 2, 2013

176 pages

Average rating: 6.33

12 RATINGS

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Carol.Ann
Nov 16, 2023
8/10 stars
What a fun medium for a foody biography - a graphic novel! In all honesty, I have equated graphic novels akin to comic books, and haven't given them much space in my reading life. But I'm glad I took a chance on this one. Wonderful stories, great art, and tasty recipes. A quick, delightful break from traditional reading.

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