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Rebecca May Johnson

Autore di Small Fires: An Epic in the Kitchen

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I expected to love this book. And I didn't. As Johnson's life unfolds, as she travels, studies and works throughout England and Europe her cooking skills, once minimal, develop. At first she cooks tomato sauce, obsessively. She sticks to the recipe, she tweaks, she ignores. She discusses the act of wearing an apron. She cooks for herself, she shares the meals she prepares, and cares about the dynamics of sharing food. She considers the reactions of various authors to food and cooking. And really, the more the book went on, the less I cared. No book is for everyone, and this one wasn't for me.… (altro)
 
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Margaret09 | 2 altre recensioni | Apr 15, 2024 |
Cookery writing such as you've never read before. Will change how you think about recipes forever.
 
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TheoSmit | 2 altre recensioni | Mar 5, 2024 |
I was prepared to love Small Fires. I really enjoyed some chapters, especially where she talks about writing about food, care-work, cooking as a way to produce knowledge, etc. But I had to labour through the book when she introduces her relationship to recipes. I felt like I was reading someone's journal, which I wasn't prepared for. I read Johnson's essay on the portrayal of food in Mermaids, which I loved, I suppose I carried that sensibility and expectation to Small Fires as well.
 
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nonameavailablenone | 2 altre recensioni | Jan 2, 2024 |

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