Tasting It All: Tales and Recipes from a Restaurateur's Lifelong Journey of Food, Family, and Friendship.

By Angela Mulloy

Book Overview

I come from a family of storytellers. By dinnertime, everyone had a story to share. The day was their script. The table their stage. The family their audience. Angela Mulloy discovered at a very early age that food brings people together. From her childhood as part of a large, extended Italian family, to a career immersed in cuisine, her journey spans a lifetime of passionate cooking-a lifetime of learning recipes, techniques, and culinary secrets. This book, which begins in Mulloy's grandmother's kitchen, takes the reader on that journey as she moved around the country and gravitated to the sides of a multitude of cooks-those who ran the gamut from young housewives and little old ladies to food writers, chefs, and culinary legends; those who taught her the secrets of their favorite dishes; and those who shaped her notions about food and the kitchen. Began as a collection of childhood memories, it progressed to what it is now: part quirky memoir and part recipe book sprinkled with a little history and a touch of nostalgia. Mulloy writes with humor and warmth about the changes in her life-marriage, motherhood, career, feminism, divorce-and how food played a major role in each. Here, in this fascinating memoir, is a unique collection of stories about the people, places, and meals Mulloy encountered through the years. Told with her distinctive wit, they lend a flavor of the different cultures and cuisine, as well as the political and social climates of the 20th century. They recount the changing times, tastes, and traditions that span seven decades, and they share Mulloy's insights as she became a gourmet through evolution. Woven seamlessly throughout the text are mouthwatering recipes gleaned from family and friends-recipes that reflect a wide variety of cuisines that have followed her diverse life path. Uniquely and creatively presented, Mulloy's book is a culinary memoir that just begs to be devoured.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432798995
• ISBN13: 9781432798994
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"