{"product_id":"obsessed-the-cultural-critics-life-in-the-kitchen-hardback-9781978803633","title":"Obsessed; The Cultural Critic's Life in the Kitchen (Hardback) 9781978803633","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eObsessed\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Cultural Critic's Life in the Kitchen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElisabeth Bronfen (Author), Elisabeth Bronfen (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978803633\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 August 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages, 7 b-w and 18 color images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.485 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"As Julia Child once said, 'People who love to eat are always the best people' and reading this precise and passionate collection of recipes, I felt like I'd met a kindred soul. \u003ci\u003eObsessed\u003c\/i\u003e by Elisabeth Bronfen is a magnificent spread of tastes and textures, family memories, and brilliant reflection. It also left me very hungry.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Ann Mah (bestselling author of The Lost Vintage and Mastering the Art of French Eating) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Bronfen’s gift for sensual descriptions of food is so vivid, reading this book gave me hunger pangs. Beautifully organized according to a taxonomy of culinary practice, \u003ci\u003eObsessed\u003c\/i\u003e is much more than a cook book, although it is that, too. It an intimate exploration of food, memory, family, food, pleasure, and culture. I loved it.\" \u003c\/div\u003e - Siri Hustvedt (author of Memories of the Future)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2020 Gourmand Awards, Translation Section, USA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Even the most brilliant minds have to eat. And for some scholars, food preparation is more than just a chore; it’s a passion. In this unique culinary memoir and cookbook, renowned cultural critic Elisabeth Bronfen tells of her lifelong love affair with cooking and demonstrates what she has learned about creating delicious home meals. She recounts her cherished food memories, from meals eaten at the family table in postwar Germany to dinner parties with friends. Yet, in a thoughtful reflection on the pleasures of cooking for one, she also reveals that some of her favorite meals have been consumed alone.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Though it contains more than 250 mouth-watering recipes, \u003ci\u003eObsessed \u003c\/i\u003eis anything but a conventional cookbook. As she shares a lifetime of knowledge acquired in the kitchen, Bronfen hopes to empower both novice and experienced home chefs to improvise, giving them hints on how to tweak her recipes to their own tastes. And unlike cookbooks that assume readers have access to an unlimited pantry, this book is grounded in reality, offering practical advice about food storage and reusing leftovers. As Bronfen serves up her personal stories and her culinary wisdom, reading \u003ci\u003eObsessed \u003c\/i\u003eis like sitting down to a home-cooked meal with a clever friend.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1 Cold Dishes: Raw or chilled\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Pan: Dishes made quickly\u003cbr\u003e 3 All stocked up\u003cbr\u003e 4 The Pot: Flavors slowly develop\u003cbr\u003e 5 The Oven: Enveloped by dry heat\u003cbr\u003e 6 Delicious Disasters: What can be salvaged in the kitchen\u003cbr\u003e 7 Cooking for oneself\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52638343004440,"sku":"9781978803633","price":26.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/obsessed-the-cultural-critics-life-in-the-kitchen-hardback-9781978803633","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}