Relish: My Life In The Kitchen

"Lucy Knisley’s comic memoir Relish contains a series of stories from her life in the culinary world interspersed with some of her favorite recipes, all of it lovingly illustrated and annotated in her bright, cartoony style. That style is key to the book’s appeal, because Knisley isn’t a food hipster — she’s a food nerd. Which is to say: She doesn’t lecture; she enthuses. Relish isn’t an excuse to lord her expertise over others. It’s a means to connect with them, to get them to understand why she loves what she loves — and, maybe, to get them to love it, too."