Kitchen Party

Most of Sheryl Kirby's life has revolved around food. As a child she learned to cook on her grandmother's big black stove. The local foods of Nova Scotia - from wild blueberries to fresh mackerel - gave her an appreciation for seasonal ingredients and a move to Toronto when she was eighteen allowed her to experience whole other worlds of food and flavours. Kitchen Party - Food Stories From Nova Scotia and Beyond is a collection of stories and essays that trace Kirby's food adventures and education from a kid in suburban Halifax to a cooking school student caterer and food writer in Toronto. Donairs dosa Mexican mole lobster rolls cupcakes and foie gras all become a means to explore life love and social interaction in this book of food-oriented familiar essays.