The Comfort Food Diaries: My Quest For The Perfect Dish To Mend A Broken Heart

"An insightful memoir by former New Yorker food editor Emily Nunn, who launched herself on a comfort food tour after the “darkest winter of her life,” when she lost her brother, broke up with her fiancé and descended into alcoholism. After a stint in rehab, she hit the road visiting family and friends. Everywhere she went, she and her hosts cooked up a storm. For Nunn, food became a “touchstone for understanding what real love is.” The other dominant theme in the book is family, and Nunn re-evaluates her relationship with her “exquisitely dysfunctional” Southern family. Written with candor and acerbic wit, this misery memoir is in no danger of having a soggy bottom."