{"product_id":"small-fires-an-epic-in-the-kitchen-paperback","title":"Small Fires: An Epic in the Kitchen (paperback)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of The Nach Waxman Prize for Food and Beverage Scholarship.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first book by British educator, writer, and editor Rebecca May Johnson, and we are pleased to say it lives up to the hype we were hearing when it first came out in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmall Fires\u003c\/em\u003e is an intellectual but poetic meditation on kitchen work—one that does not ignore its laboriousness, nor its complexities. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTake, for instance, a particularly compelling vignette which follows the making and remaking of tomato sauce over the course of a lifetime. With each sputtering batch, the sauce changes as the cook asserts agency over the recipe. As the cook’s environment, circumstances, and emotions change, so too must the dish.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe atypical format of the writing—sometimes reflecting academic papers with citations, other times poetry or internal dialogue—keeps us on our toes. Rather than distracting, however, the playfulness mirrors the meandering nature of one’s own thoughts. Thought provoking and captivating.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA fresh and bold voice, leading the way for the next generation of food memoirists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PUSH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41685383118981,"sku":"Rebecca May Johnson","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/5046\/0549\/products\/Johnson_SmallFiresCover.jpg?v=1675285246","url":"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/small-fires-an-epic-in-the-kitchen-paperback","provider":"Kitchen Arts \u0026 Letters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}