A Thousand Feasts : Small Moments of Joy … a Memoir of Sorts
(Author) Nigel SlaterFrom award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy. Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a fisherman's hut in Reykjavik, sitting calmly in a moss garden in Japan or sheltering from a blizzard in a Vienna Konditorei. Nigel records the small things, events and happenings that gave pleasure before they disappeared. In A Thousand Feasts he details a soup for breakfast, packing a suitcase for a trip and watching a butterfly settle on a carpet, hiding in plain sight. He gives short stories of feasts such as a mango eaten in monsoon rain or a dish of restorative macaroni cheese. This funny and sharply observed collection of the good bits of life, often things that pass many of us by, is utter joy from beginning to end. Nigel hones in on the scent of a bunch of home-grown sweet peas, the sound of water breathing at night in Japan, the occasional 'pfuff' as a tiny avalanche of snow falls from leaves.
Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater is a British food writer, journalist, and broadcaster known for his simple, seasonal cooking style. He has written several bestselling books on food and cooking, including "Real Fast Food" and "The Kitchen Diaries." Slater's writing is characterized by its warmth, honesty, and emphasis on the pleasures of cooking and eating. He has been credited with popularizing a more relaxed and personal approach to food writing, inspiring a new generation of home cooks. One of his most famous works is "Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger," a memoir that explores his complex relationship with food and cooking. Slater's contributions to literature have helped redefine the genre of food writing and have made him a beloved figure in the culinary world.
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