BOOK REVIEW: Relish – My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Tapping into our child-like reservoir, we as grown women
sometimes want a little bit of our childhoods splashed into our daily lives,
whether in a book or in a task we do. Have you ever imagined if cooking hints
and techniques, recipes and even foodie stories came in the form of quirky
cartoons and bubbly comic bubbles? I did get a little thrown off my feet when I
came upon My Life in the Kitchen at Kinokuniya Bookstores KLCC. Little did I
know that I would read, Reread and REREAD it again! It was so much fun!
Whether she’s injuring herself – again and again – in
pursuit of a perfect croissant or bankrupting herself on fancy cheeses, Lucy
Knisley knows what she wants: a good meal. The daughter of a chef and a
gourmet, she comes by her priorities honestly. In this Technicolor love letter
to cooking and eating, Knisley presents her personal history as seen through a
kaleidoscope of delicious things.
Defying the idea of eating as a compulsion and food as a
consumer product, Relish invites us to celebrate the meals we eat as a
connection to our bodies, and to each other. Knisley’s intimate and utterly
charming graphic memoir offers reflection on cooking, eating, and living – as
well as some of her favourite recipes!
Interestingly illustrated, quirkily informative and lovingly
put together, this tome relates food and all its glory in such a beautiful way
that simple things as pasta cooking al dente becomes something that is etched
in your heart for a long time to come.
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