Bite by Bite, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Bite by Bite, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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Bite by Bite
Nourishments and Jamborees

Author: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Narrator: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Unabridged: 5 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ecco

Published: 04/30/2024

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and marvelous curiosities from natureIn Bite by Bite, poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances—a subtext or layering, a flavor tinged with joy, shame, exuberance, grief, desire, or nostalgia.Nezhukmatathil restores our astonishment and wonder about food through her encounters with a range of foods and food traditions. From shave ice to lumpia, mangoes to pecans, rambutan to vanilla, she investigates how food marks our experiences and identities and explores the boundaries between heritage and memory.Bite by Bite offers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature, drawn together by intimate and humorous personal reflections.

About Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the New York Times bestselling author of two illustrated collections of essays: Bite by Bite and World of Wonders, chosen as Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year and as a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. She has published four award-winning poetry collections and spent a decade serving as the poetry editor for environmental magazines, first for Orion and then Sierra. A professor of English and creative writing for more than twenty-five years, she gives firefly tours for Mississippi State Parks and lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Catherine on July 18, 2024

**Many thanks to NetGalley, Ecco, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil for an ARC of this book! Now available as of 4.30!!** Exquisite, sumptuous, full of life, and BURSTING with flavor! Aimee Nezhukumatathil's latest treasure trove of essays will give you a taste of some of the best and most unique foods ou......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on April 30, 2024

Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s World of Wonders is a stunning book, both in writing and illustrations. It’s just gorgeous, and I often admire it on my shelves. I was super thrilled to win a giveaway of an ARC of her latest group of essays, Bite by Bite; Nourishments and Jamborees. What a treat to have the......more

Goodreads review by Bam cooks the books on April 29, 2024

This is the second book of essays and poems I've read by Aimee Nezhukumatathil: this time it is centered around various foods, their origins, usage and qualities. It is also a memoir with many personal stories about her and her family's experiences with different foods, their family meal traditions,......more

Goodreads review by Debbi on May 01, 2024

Bite by Bite is like a buffet of beautiful appetizers. Each short essay combines memoir and a delightful history surrounding food. The author's warmth, her love of family and the natural world comes through in each piece.In the essay about coconut the author tells us that male monkeys can pick 1600......more

Goodreads review by Lindsey on June 02, 2024

I am lucky enough to have been one of Aimee Nezhukumatahil's students when I was in college. I can attest that she is just as warm and bright in real life as she is in her writing. It has been such a pleasure reading all of her works, but I would have to say Bite by Bite is my favorite of hers so fa......more

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