Author Richard C. Morais talks with LC’s managing editor, Allison Parker, about his debut novel, The Hundred-Foot Journey.
Literary Excerpts
LC Book Club: A Tiger in the Kitchen
The LC Book Club takes on A Tiger in the Kitchen by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan. Join us, and author Tan, for online Twitter chats November 5 and 9.
LC Book Club: Beaten, Seared, and Sauced
The LC Book Club is reading Beaten, Seared, and Sauced by Jonathan Dixon. Leave your questions here, and join online chats with the author Aug 16 and 20.
LC Book Club: The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball
Ready to devour more books? Join the LC Book Club as we read The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kimball. Discussions live online June 11 and 14.
LC Book Club: Blood, Bones & Butter
Grab knife, fork and book, and dig in! The LC Book Club launches with Blood, Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton. Discussion starts online 4.23.11.
The Hundred-Foot Journey: Novel Excerpt
Young Hassan finds his calling when his family moves from Mumbai to the French Jura, upsetting the tranquility of Chef Madame Mallory’s culinary rule.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake: Novel Excerpt
On the cusp of her ninth birthday, Rose Edelstein bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers a magical ability: she can taste her mother’s hidden emotions lurking in the layers.
Surreal Meals: An Interview with Aimee Bender
Author Aimee Bender talks with LC’s managing editor, Allison Parker, about her strangely sweet novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.
The Butcher and the Vegetarian
After vegetarian Tara Austen Weaver is told by her doctor to eat meat for health reasons, she embarks on a year-long adventure with butchers, cowboys, and ranchers.
I Don’t Know Why I Love Lisbon
Author Philip Graham, a dyed-in-the-wool lusophile, writes about his love of Lisbon, Portugal, eating sardines with his son, and watching futebol.
Uniform Dread
Writer Lisa Abend recounts hers feelings of alienation and embarrassment when she was a girl scout. A refuge, though: her beloved Samoas.
April in Paris
Writer Elizabeth Bard moves to Paris and finds far more than just the makings for dinner at her local market.
Plums
A little food fiction about the impending ending of a relationship made obvious by—what else?!—a bowl of plums.
Sabrina’s Mouth
In this piece from novelist James Sturz, a man discovers flavors while describing his lover’s mouth as she chews on her hair, laps up yogurt, or kisses him.