Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family
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- Author：Hannah Howard
- ISBN：B08PJTR2GN
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Reviews
Jamie Jack
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Unique， Personal Look at Food， Friends， and FamilyAs a total foodie who once worked in the industry， I found this food， friends， and family memoir an engrossing read。 In the introductory chapters， the author details her sometimes difficult relationship with food。 She's a food professional who had an eating disorder that many women—inside and outside the food industry—could understand。 She is brutally honest about how this affected her body， mind， and actions。 This memoir is not only about the au Unique， Personal Look at Food， Friends， and FamilyAs a total foodie who once worked in the industry， I found this food， friends， and family memoir an engrossing read。 In the introductory chapters， the author details her sometimes difficult relationship with food。 She's a food professional who had an eating disorder that many women—inside and outside the food industry—could understand。 She is brutally honest about how this affected her body， mind， and actions。 This memoir is not only about the author but about female friends （peers） in the industry。 The book globe-trots and state-hops， adding to the fun。 The author has a fantastic way of showing us her relationships with these other unsung， often mistreated food industry women。 As a reader， I felt I got to know them as well as the author， easing into each story because of the author’s smooth and easy-to-read style。 I could even “taste” the foods described; I love it when food writing does that。 The author weaves in a few other subjects as well， like her struggle to start a family and our fat-phobic culture。 From my description， it might sound like this book is comprised of disparate parts， but the author pulls everything together and makes it work。 If you've worked in the food industry， you will probably see aspects of your experiences reflected here。 I could not put the book down。 Highly recommended。My book blog: https://www。readingfanaticreviews。com 。。。more
Lori Levy
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Hannah Howard’s PlentyHave you ever wanted to travel the world on a culinary treasure hunt？ Hannah Howard takes us along her journey sharing the sights， sounds， smells and “feels” that go with the territory， or terroir， if you will， in her new memoir Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family。While Feast， Hannah’s first memoir， brought us inside the very personal and often challenging world of a young writer， finding her way in a tough and gritty business while balancing life， love and an eating disord Hannah Howard’s PlentyHave you ever wanted to travel the world on a culinary treasure hunt？ Hannah Howard takes us along her journey sharing the sights， sounds， smells and “feels” that go with the territory， or terroir， if you will， in her new memoir Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family。While Feast， Hannah’s first memoir， brought us inside the very personal and often challenging world of a young writer， finding her way in a tough and gritty business while balancing life， love and an eating disorder。 Feast set the stage how Hannah evolved， with sheer force and determination， into the writer she is today。Plenty is an uplifting memoir from one of the most prodigious food writers of the day。 From the very first page we are invited to stand right along Hannah as she winds her way around NYC and the world at large sharing her adventures in food travel。 She is the greatest friend to travel with as she shares her love and deep dive into the provenance of her subjects and their makers。In Plenty we meet visionaries， producers， chefs， friends and family， all who have inspired and impacted Hannah’s journey The warp and weft of Hannah’s writing creates a literal， hand-knit blanket of emotions and experience。 Through Hannah’s eyes and heart we feel the texture of NYC， and the uniqueness that is Brooklyn。 We travel to incredible destinations， Italy， Spain， England and beyond while Hannah adds layers。 She adeptly tells the stories of many strong women weaving their experience and challenges around her own deeply personal growth and struggle to build a life， a career and a family。Plenty is thoroughly fulfilling in a uniquely personal and intimate way。 It is a journey you don’t want to end。 Hannah is an intellectually curious and vulnerable lover of life。 How lucky we are to be packed up in her suitcase for this global， deeply satisfying adventure。 Plenty extols the virtues of womanhood and is quietly incredibly impactful through the stories of Rachel， Paola， Manal， Janise， Wendy， Allison， Haylee and SImone。 The richness of Plenty must be shared with friends and family as it is a celebration of both。 。。。more
Abigail
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I had the pleasure of reading an advance copy of Hannah Howard’s upcoming book Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family。 Hannah is a beautiful writer and this memoir tells her story， with a focus on the women in food she meets along the way。 As someone who really values friendship， I loved seeing these women as major parts of her story。 She discusses eating disorder recovery， miscarriage and eventually the birth of her daughter with honesty and hope。 I didn’t want to put it down。
Marisa
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*****This is such an enjoyable read！ I didn't want the book to end。Reading the book is like watching a movie， thanks to Hannah Howard's vivid writing style。 She describes a cross-country trip with a friend in such vivid detail I felt like I was traveling with them。 For those who like to live vicariously， Ms。 Howard also exposes delicious "behind the scenes" snippets of kitchen jobs most people never even think about。 Chiefly how ambitious chefs enjoy taking the extra steps for quality work and s *****This is such an enjoyable read！ I didn't want the book to end。Reading the book is like watching a movie， thanks to Hannah Howard's vivid writing style。 She describes a cross-country trip with a friend in such vivid detail I felt like I was traveling with them。 For those who like to live vicariously， Ms。 Howard also exposes delicious "behind the scenes" snippets of kitchen jobs most people never even think about。 Chiefly how ambitious chefs enjoy taking the extra steps for quality work and service even if they're at Starbucks or Whole Foods。 Looking forward to seeing all the awards this scintillating food-oriented book is going to rack up。 。。。more
Carrie Honaker
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Public discourse， especially in the food industry， has centered on dismantling unjust structures that perpetuate sexism， racism， and classicism， and Hannah Howard’s coming book Plenty adds another dimension to the conversation about women’s codified roles in food。The Food World has been dominated by a punishing， patriarchal system for a long time， but recently it has begun to unravel， and allow for marginalized voices， including women to emerge。 In Howard’s latest memoir， Plenty， she recounts he Public discourse， especially in the food industry， has centered on dismantling unjust structures that perpetuate sexism， racism， and classicism， and Hannah Howard’s coming book Plenty adds another dimension to the conversation about women’s codified roles in food。The Food World has been dominated by a punishing， patriarchal system for a long time， but recently it has begun to unravel， and allow for marginalized voices， including women to emerge。 In Howard’s latest memoir， Plenty， she recounts her conversations with women chefs， cheesemakers， barge captains and more about how they rose through the male-dominated food industry to claim their place。 In a world where women like Hannah Selinger can reckon with predatory and abusive work environments created by chef David Chang， the journeys of the women Howard chronicles are important threads of the larger story of gender， race， and class disparity that is being written far beyond the celebrity kitchens we read about。There were many points I felt kinship with Howard’s journey while reading。 I too worked in and owned restaurants forever。 I have always loved and hated food—the wonder of new ingredients， the community it can create， the satisfying feeling of bringing something from raw material to a fully transformed dish was always at war with my broken body image and constant feeling that eating would make me uglier。 Howard has a line that sums this push-pull， “Food could make us whole， even if just for a minute， and it could break us into pieces。” Beyond my own internal struggles though， I keenly understood the battles many of the women she wrote about had with the insidious discrimination rampant in the food industry。 Like Paola， I eventually opened my own business to not just escape the constant harassment， lack of opportunity， and lack of support for women in the food industry。 An important point Howard introduces with Paola’s story is how women are making space for what they value in food。 For Paola it was talking and sharing about food， going to the library to research and read about it， and traveling to experience it in other places。 For me it was being able to provide a place where other women who struggled with childcare， who wanted to explore their own point of view， and wanted a space where they felt safe to work free of constant crude comments and unwanted touches could work in an industry they loved。The chapter where Howard talked about her experience at Parabere Forum sent me straight to the internet。 A conference that brings together women food activists， chefs， farmers， and sommeliers to commune over the food industry sounded like a dream。 “Despite the patriarchy， these women in food had seen new possibilities and carved out paths to do meaningful， creative work， to nourish each other and the world with food and purpose and potential，” Howard wrote。 I wanted to be a part of this community。Plenty traverses so many experiences of women who choose to work in the food industry in its 239 pages。 Howard’s struggle with motherhood weaves another aspect of longing to her narrative。 The ups and downs of her life are relatable and endearing。 Readers will feel her loss of Sweet Pea and cheer the moment Simone makes her way into the world。 This book will nourish readers who have felt oppressed by an industry they have given their heart and soul to， for people who struggle with their self-esteem and body image， for those who long for a family， and in a larger sense， for everyone seeking a community where they belong。 。。。more
Erin Bigelow
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This book makes me smile the entire time I'm reading it。 I brought it with me to Ghana and enjoyed every minute of reading while I felt I was being transported to other countries around the globe！ Hannah's writing literally makes me feel warm in my being and I've enjoyed savoring this book the way Hannah describes so beautifully savoring every victual and each pivotal life moment along the way！ This book makes me smile the entire time I'm reading it。 I brought it with me to Ghana and enjoyed every minute of reading while I felt I was being transported to other countries around the globe！ Hannah's writing literally makes me feel warm in my being and I've enjoyed savoring this book the way Hannah describes so beautifully savoring every victual and each pivotal life moment along the way！ 。。。more
Gavin Peters
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An open and honest journey through the Author’s food inspirations。 It exposed a side of the food industry I didn’t know existed， highlighting some of the amazing women that defining their own place in and out of the kitchen。 Hannah’s writing makes this hard to put down， you really experience the highs and the lows as if you were there with her。
Tara Holland
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