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Author:
Carolyn Phillips
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Date:
June 15, 2021
At the Chinese Table describes how, during the 1970s and '80s, celebrated cookbook writer and illustrator Carolyn Phillips crosses China's endless cultural and linguistic chasms and falls in love. This memoir is a coming-of-age story set against a background of the Chinese diaspora and a family whose ancestry is intricately intertwined with that of their native land. With illustrations and twenty-two recipes, At the Chinese Table captures the diversity of China's cuisines.
What The Reviewers Say
A tidy collection of recipes punctuates this memoir, displaying variety without overwhelming home cooks keen to try out new tastes. Phillips grasps the nuances of Chinese flavors and appreciates the Chinese focus on food’s mouthfeel. Her own line drawings add character and a sense of place..
In this multifaceted memoir, food writer Phillips (All Under Heaven) vividly recounts her love affair with Chinese cuisine.
In a smooth mixture of memoir, family biography, cookbook, travelogue, and travel writing, Phillips ably conveys her knowledge of Chinese cuisine even though she is not Chinese.
