We Are What We Ate: 24 Memories of Food, A Share Our Strength Book

By: Mark Winegardner

Book Overview

From Paul Auster on a Provençal onion tart to Lorrie Moore on a Chinese take-out Christmas dinner, these delectable essays by well-known american writers explore the meaning of food in our lives and our culture. With contributions by Julia Alvarez, Madison Smartt Bell, Gish Jen, Bobby Ann Mason, Richard Russo, Lee Smith, and many others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156006235
• ISBN13: 9780156006231
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable

This is a pleasant read. It's an ecelctic mix of essays around the subject of food. I have pulled out a few essays for my husband's kids to read, to show them how some other people in the world approach the dinner table. Long after having read it, I still think about some of the essays and I will be sure to pick it up and read it again sometime. If you like this genre of writing, you'll enjoy this little book.

A deliciously refreshing read

I thoroughly enjoyed We Are What We Ate. With few exceptions, the stories were endearing, funny, and very, very real. I loved the tribute to junk food and the touching memoir of the onion pie. A mouth-watering, heart-touching treasure, profits from this book also benefit Save Our Strength, an anti-hunger organization.