Dinner: A Love Story: It all begins at the family table
&#8220;Jenny Rosenstrach writes about food and family with such a marvelous spirit of warmth, friendship and-most importantly-pragmatism that you simply can&#8217;t help but fall in love with her. As long as people keep having kids, jobs, marriages and appetites, this cookbook is destined to remain a classic.&#8221; (Elizabeth Gilbert, Bestselling author of EAT, PRAY, LOVE)&#8220;Part cookbook, part survival guide, Dinner: A Love Story has all of Jenny&#8217;s favorite meal ideas, suppertime tips, and cook&#8217;s secrets (read: cocktails) that help make dinner fun again&#8221; (Everyday Food)&#8220;[Rosenstrach] entertains with her wonderful writing skills, persuades by sharing her successful strategies, and educates via research and relayed experience&#8230; this book shines.&#8221; (Library Journal)&#8220;A humorous and encouraging book for readers who believe in the importance of family dinnertime.&#8221; (Kirkus Reviews)&#8220;I can&#8217;t decide which I like more&#151;reading this book or cooking from it. Jenny is that rare writer who can literally make you laugh and cry&#151;and most importantly, she inspires you to stop just talking about dinner and start making it.&#8221; (Adam Rapoport, Editor in Chief,Bon App&#xE9;tit)&#8220;Rosenstrach emphasizes her strong belief that the family who eats together stays together and combines stories and recipes in this essential collection.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly)&#8220;Dinnergives me hope that one day my family will also assemble around an actual table and eat an actual meal that was actually cooked by me; a meal not solely comprised of animal shaped cheese crackers dipped in hummus. Although those are good too.&#8221; (Samantha Bee, Most Senior Correspondent,The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and bestselling author ofI Know I Am But What Are You?)&#8220;Warm, funny, packed with recipes and photos, and reassuringly nonjudgmental, it will help inspire the most faint-hearted of cooks to pre-heat the oven.&#8221; (Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author ofThe Happiness Project)&#8220;The family dinner, that forum for manners, taste-making, storytelling, and memorable arguments, is no small subject. Jenny Rosenstrach tackles it with gusto as she shares her fascinating story of learning to feed her family....[N]ot only a wonderful read, but a book studded with excellent recipes and tips.&#8221; (Amanda Hesser, co-founder of FOOD52.com)&#8220;&#8230;compelling&#8230;more than just another cookbook. We love Rosenstrach because her writing is natural, honest, and smart&#8221; (Bon App&#xE9;tit)&#8220;At first glance, it&#8217;s a cookbook, based on a blog, by Jenny Rosenstrach, a magazine columnist and editor who lives outside New York City. But really, it&#8217;s a memoir, and also a how-to manual: a smart, pragmatic, warm and thoughtful guide&#8230;&#8221; (Wired.com)