Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant

In this delightful and much buzzed-about essay collection 26 food writers like Nora EphronLaurie Colwin Jami Attenberg Ann Patchett and M. F. K. Fisherinvite readers into their kitchens to reflect on the secret meals and recipes for one person thatthey relish when no one else is looking. . Part solace part celebration part handbook Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant offers a wealth of company inspiration and humorand finally solo recipes in these essays about foodthat require no division or subtraction for readers of Gabrielle Hamilton''s Blood Bones & Butter and Tamar Adler''s The Everlasting Meal.. Featuring essays by:. Steve Almond Jonathan Ames Jami Attenberg Laura Calder Mary Cantwell Dan Chaon Laurie Colwin Laura Dave Courtney Eldridge Nora Ephron Erin Ergenbright M. F. K. Fisher Colin Harrison Marcella Hazan Amanda Hesser Holly Hughes Jeremy Jackson Rosa Jurjevics Ben Karlin Rattawut Lapcharoensap Beverly Lowry Haruki Murakami Phoebe Nobles Ann Patchett Anneli Rufus and Paula Wolfert.. View our feature on the essay collection Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant.