The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024
The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024
Review Quotes: "Sumptuous...Readers will devour this." - Publishers Weekly Publisher Marketing: A collection of the year's top food and travel writing, selected by the trailblazing New York Times bestselling author...
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Review Quotes: "Sumptuous...Readers will devour this." - Publishers Weekly Publisher Marketing: A collection of the year's top food and travel writing, selected by the trailblazing New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated host of Taste the Nation and Top Chef Padma Lakshmi. "Food and travel are natural companions," writes guest editor Padma Lakshmi. From this pairing comes "the possibility of seeing anew, of examining how we make and assign meaning." The powerful personal narratives in this year's Best American Food and Travel Writing circle the world--from Dakar in Senegal, to Michoacán in south-central Mexico, to the Camino de Santiago in Spain--and deepen our understanding of our place in it. An ode to the American grilled cheese spurs the desire to find beauty in the smallest daily activities. An obsessive odyssey for the perfect Chinese food blossoms into a heart-wrenching search for a lost childhood. Bold and insightful, joyful and moving, this collection of literary essays celebrates the experiences that connect us all. The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024 includes C PAM ZHANG - LIGAYA MISHAN - KIESE LAYMON - MARIAN BULL - MAYUKH SEN - BEN TAUB - AND OTHERS This unforgettable anthology explores the intersection of food, culture, and memory:
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Contributor Bio:Lakshmi, Padma Padma Lakshmi is an Emmy-nominated producer, television host, food expert, and a New York Times bestselling author, as well as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People (2023). She is the creator of the critically-acclaimed and Emmy-nominated Hulu series "Taste the Nation," which also won a prestigious James Beard Foundation Award. Lakshmi served as host and executive producer for 19 seasons of Bravo's two-time Emmy-winning series "Top Chef,", which has been nominated for 47 Emmys, including her five-time nomination for Outstanding Host for A Reality-Competition Program. Contributor Bio:Saxena, Jaya Jaya Saxena is the co-author of Basic Witches (Quirk, 2017) and a staff writer at Eater. Her work has appeared in many outlets, including the New York Times, Buzzfeed, GQ, ELLE, Electric Literature, Catapult, the Daily Dot, The Toast, and more. She lives in New York City with her partner. |
Author: Lakshmi, Padma
Publisher: Mariner Books
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2024-10-22
BISAC: Cooking|Essays & Narratives|Literary Collections|Essays|Literary Collections|American|Travel|Essays & Travelogues|Cooking|Regional & Cultural|American - General|Travel|Special Interest|Culinary|Cooking|Reference
Weight: 0.45 lbs
ISBN: 9780063370647
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SKU: SP-9780063370647
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