Description

From the award-winning author of An Everlasting Meal comes a daily record of culinary mindfulness and joy.

‘Delight is in your kitchen, or in a friend’s, or at a stove, or in remembering a stove you stood at long ago,’ writes Tamar Adler. Adler found solace spending a year recording the pleasures of the kitchen, and believes her account will do the same for readers.

Each entry is a celebration of simple abundance. Adler offers short, lyrical musings – a list of words, a quick poem – and longer, thought-provoking meditations.

Step into a world where cooking becomes an exercise in mindfulness and gratitude. Adler brings her signature warmth and poetic charm to this daily devotional. Her prose has earned comparisons to legendary food writers M. F. K. Fisher and Laurie Colwin. With Adler’s gentle guidance, even the most routine tasks become opportunities for reflection. Her voice is like a trusted friend’s – comforting and inspiring.

Adler helps us see the magic in everyday meals and embrace cooking with a renewed sense of peace.

Publisher Review

Praise for An Everlasting Meal:

‘The most beautifully written description of what cooking is all about, and what it actually is, with recipes’ – Nigella Lawson

‘Like Nigella Lawson’s How to Eat, it’s a book to gorge on for its quiet, gentle and uplifting wisdom’ – Best Food Books of 2022, The Times

‘Tamar Adler has written the best book on ‘cooking with economy and grace’ that I have read since MFK Fisher’ – Michael Pollan

‘Tamar Adler is more than a wonderful food writer – she is a wonderful writer … A profound book’ – Sheila Heti