Sunday 1 May 2016

64. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley


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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