Colorful Palate
A Flavorful Journey Through a Mixed American Experience

Colorful Palate by Raj Tawney Audio Version Overall Grade: B+ Information: B+ Writing/Organization: B Narration: A- Best Aspect: A good mix of memoir and food. Covers a lot of emotional topics. Worst Aspect: A little slow in sections and I zoned out. Recommend: Yes. Audible release 4/2/05 Written book out n......more

Colorful Palate It should come as no surprise that I love food. Most cultures cultivate that shared trait. We experience many of our best times around the dinner table as we gather to pass wisdom, share recipes, overfeed children, and bask in community. That shared cultural well make’s Raj’s unique st......more

Warm, humorous, and engrossing. I have nearly missed bus and train stops on the way to and from work because of this book! It really unlocked a flurry of memories for me. I was transported back to the sights, sounds, and smells of New York in the 1980s and 1990s. I can picture every kitchen, apartmen......more

I loved a few things about this book, but it didn't leave me sated. The ingredients were all there, but they didn't add up. What I loved turns out to be inseparable from what left me wanting more: the book's reliance on food and music. Food is more than a metaphor in this memoir; it's the book's uni......more

I loved reading about the author's growing up with the influence of his Puerto Rican grandmother and her tasty dishes that include an Italian recipe or two. His love of cooking multiple types of food also came from his PuertoRican-Italian mother who cooked Indian dishes at home for the family and hi......more