In this delightful and much buzzed-about essay collection, 26 food writers like Nora Ephron, Laurie Colwin, Jami Attenberg, Ann Patchett, and M. F. K. Fisherinvite readers into their kitchens to reflect on the secret meals and recipes for one person thatthey relish when no one else is looking.
Part solace, part celebration, part handbook, Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant offers a wealth of company, inspiration, and humor and finally, solo recipes in these essays about foodthat require no division or subtraction, for readers of Gabrielle Hamilton's Blood, Bones &...