The Feast

A lush memoir from James Beard Award-winning food and travel writer Tarajia Morrell explores growing up in one of New York’s most renowned wine families, her wild road to self-discovery, and her search for love and success in all the right—and wrong—places.

Born into a food- and wine-obsessed New York City family, Tarajia Morrell moved in circles of privilege without fully belonging, learning early that food could be both currency and comfort.

As she comes of age, struggling to define herself, Tarajia gets caught up in the electric late-’90s Manhattan club scene and heads to Hollywood, where she pursues an acting career while waiting tables at a celebrity hotspot. Escaping into travel, her life is shaped by heartbreak and missteps, until she arrives at a hard-won understanding of home, family, and herself.

Deeply resonant and lyrical, The Feast is for anyone who has ever turned to food, travel, or love as a lifeline.