Recipe for Disaster
40 Superstar Stories of Sustenance and Survival
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- 14,99 €
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- 14,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
Recipe for Disaster is a collection of stories and recipes—from a veritable who's who from the worlds of food, music, art, literature, activism, fashion, and pop culture—about finding comfort in food, surviving the unthinkable, and living to tell about both.
Discover how getting dumped led to author Samantha Irby's Rejection Chicken. Comedian Sarah Silverman tells of the power of the humble Pinwheel cookie that got her through bouts of crippling childhood depression. Culinary legend Alice Waters reflects on how a perfectly dressed salad has carried her and her chosen family through loneliness and uncertainty. Here are forty recipes—some traditional, some unconventional—that commemorate the low points with the same culinary conviction with which we celebrate the highs. Part cookbook, part candid confessions, this book of good food for bad times reminds us that even the worst of days yield something worth sharing.
INTERSECTIONAL FEAST OF PERSPECTIVES: This book of tales of truly comforting food features a highly diverse, all-star who's who from the worlds of music, food, art, literature, performance, activism, and pop culture.
ALL-STAR CONTRIBUTORS: Storytellers include Samantha Irby, Alice Waters, Bowen Yang, Michael W. Twitty, Cey Adams, Chelsea Peretti, Simon Doonan, Meshell Ndegeocello, Brian Lehrer, Gabrielle Hamilton, Becca Blackwell, Jacqueline Woodson, Sarah Silverman, Raul Lopez, Thundercat, and many more.
UNIQUE AND ENGAGING: Featuring funny, heartbreaking, bittersweet, but always relatable essays and interviews that inspire recognition and laughter, accompanied by inspirational (and sometimes unconventional) recipes, with evocative photography that upends traditional cookbook styles.
HUMOR IS HEALING: This book reminds us of the value of our experiences, good and bad, and their capacity to bring levity and purpose to the moments we need them most. Recipe for Disaster was conceived through the deeply held belief that there is humor, liberation, and universal truth to be found through the exchange of these stories.
Perfect for:Arts and pop-culture aficionadosFoodies and followers of celebrity chefsQuirky/gorgeous gift for birthday, anniversary, holiday, or any special occasion that celebrates life, love, and the power of foodA unique resource for home cooks and browsable keepsake for readers seeking diverse, funny, and inspiring booksReaders of Humans of New York: Stories, Cherry Bombe, Anthony Bourdain, and every juicy celebrity tell-all they can get their hands on
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Debut author Riley brings together a star-studded but lackluster anthology of 40 essays and recipes responding to the prompt, "Can you name a low point, of any size and shape, and the food memory you associate with surviving it?" The responses tend to be fairly mild—only notable because famous people are relaying them—and the recipes themselves range wildly from the low-effort (writer Sam Irby's "Rejection Chicken," a casual curry which includes "unfollow your ex on social media" as one of its instructions) to the rather involved (restaurateurs Hannah Black and Carla Perez-Gallardo's squid ink paella, which they served on a memorable New Year's Eve to a party they later realized were tripping on mushrooms). Other contributors include comedian Chelsea Peretti, who delivers a pesto to cut through depression; record producer Bob Power, who recounts the high-end meal he enjoyed while waiting for the 2016 election results and then offers an unrelated cauliflower recipe; actor Bowen Yang, who expounds on his childhood love of dry mapo tofu; and writer Laurie Woolever, who relays a moving story of eating scrambled eggs while mourning her mentor, Anthony Bourdain, but then includes an unremarkable scrambled egg recipe. The essays just aren't strong enough to bolster the recipes—and vice versa.
