Omelette: Food, Love, Chaos and Other Conversations
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- Create Date：2021-06-10 00:51:11
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Jessie Ware
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Summary
"Are you hungry darling， shall I make you an omelette？"
My mother's omelettes are slightly overdone but always generous in cheese and well-seasoned。 My omelettes are just the same， though more often slightly underdone and less carefully considered。 And like my stories， they come in many forms。 You might get one late at night， after a little too much wine and alongside a little too much information。 I might spend a long time on one that's just a touch extravagant。 And many are for the people I care about most， thrown together and with more cheese than is strictly necessary。
Collected here are things I've done， things I've seen， things I've thought， and most importantly， things I've tasted。 They're slices of parts of my life。 Call them omelettes， if you like。 I hope you enjoy them。
My mother's omelettes are slightly overdone but always generous in cheese and well-seasoned。 My omelettes are just the same， though more often slightly underdone and less carefully considered。 And like my stories， they come in many forms。 You might get one late at night， after a little too much wine and alongside a little too much information。 I might spend a long time on one that's just a touch extravagant。 And many are for the people I care about most， thrown together and with more cheese than is strictly necessary。
Collected here are things I've done， things I've seen， things I've thought， and most importantly， things I've tasted。 They're slices of parts of my life。 Call them omelettes， if you like。 I hope you enjoy them。
Reviews
Claire
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An entertaining foodoir that is a celebration of friendship， family and Jewish culture， as it is about food。 Lots of food and memory associations， growing up in South London in the 90's， lots of personal stories， more about food than music。 Very much coming from the Table manners podcast side of Jessie Ware's career， rather than her music side。 With important reflection about the pressure on new mums especially around breast feeding 。 A fun afternoon read。 With thanks to the publisher and netgal An entertaining foodoir that is a celebration of friendship， family and Jewish culture， as it is about food。 Lots of food and memory associations， growing up in South London in the 90's， lots of personal stories， more about food than music。 Very much coming from the Table manners podcast side of Jessie Ware's career， rather than her music side。 With important reflection about the pressure on new mums especially around breast feeding 。 A fun afternoon read。 With thanks to the publisher and netgalley for an Arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kate Henderson
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I absolutely loved this！！ As a huge fan of Jessie Ware - her music and her podcast - when I saw she was releasing her own book I was desperate to read。This book is just so cosy and was the perfect book to read outside in the sun。 It was so engrossing， and so easy to read。 I read this in one sitting！ Everything in this book is so witty and brilliantly written - it feels like a book of short stories。The reason I didn't give this book the full 5* is purely because of the layout of the book。 I loved I absolutely loved this！！ As a huge fan of Jessie Ware - her music and her podcast - when I saw she was releasing her own book I was desperate to read。This book is just so cosy and was the perfect book to read outside in the sun。 It was so engrossing， and so easy to read。 I read this in one sitting！ Everything in this book is so witty and brilliantly written - it feels like a book of short stories。The reason I didn't give this book the full 5* is purely because of the layout of the book。 I loved hat was within the pages， but I just didn't find any links and it felt a tad random。 I think it would have been better to have some sort of thread that linked the stories and anecdotes together rather than just random and sporadic stories here there and everywhere。 I would love to re-read this book on audio， especially if Jessie narrates the book herself。 I think it would add to the cosy feeling， and feel all the more personal hearing her read it。I definitely recommend！ 。。。more
Alice Duggan
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I didn't love this as much as I wanted to。 I love food memoirs - I love food - and I love Table Manners with Jessie Ware。 To be honest， Jessie comes across as warm and lovely and someone who is an absolute joy to be around。 I enjoyed her stories and this felt fun and frivolous。 It made me long to go on holiday。 However， this collection just didn't feel cohesive enough。 The stories ended abruptly or I didn't really see the link the theme that supposedly they all fell under。 I enjoyed it， but I wo I didn't love this as much as I wanted to。 I love food memoirs - I love food - and I love Table Manners with Jessie Ware。 To be honest， Jessie comes across as warm and lovely and someone who is an absolute joy to be around。 I enjoyed her stories and this felt fun and frivolous。 It made me long to go on holiday。 However， this collection just didn't feel cohesive enough。 The stories ended abruptly or I didn't really see the link the theme that supposedly they all fell under。 I enjoyed it， but I wouldn't read again。 。。。more
Sandrine V
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What a funny and clever book！ In Omelette， Jessie Ware writes about memorable food moments （basically it’s a memoir told through food） and shares recipes that have influenced her life。 I really enjoyed reading this， especially as I’ve listened to a few episodes of the Table Manners podcast。 The best parts for me were her travel anecdotes and her life advice list。 Everything felt relatable: she talks about a wide variety of foods， from oysters to bolognese， natural wine and everything in between。
Katy Wheatley
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I've listened to the Table Manners podcast a few times on the recommendation of my daughter and liked it very much。 I enjoyed this gallop through Ware's personal food memories。 I liked the fact it wasn't all fancy food in hard to get to restaurants and I always enjoy people who remember their lives through the food they've eaten in the places they've been to。 It's a little on the short side and is more like a collection of essays than anything else， but none the worse for it。 I could have done w I've listened to the Table Manners podcast a few times on the recommendation of my daughter and liked it very much。 I enjoyed this gallop through Ware's personal food memories。 I liked the fact it wasn't all fancy food in hard to get to restaurants and I always enjoy people who remember their lives through the food they've eaten in the places they've been to。 It's a little on the short side and is more like a collection of essays than anything else， but none the worse for it。 I could have done with more， and perhaps a little more cohesion， but it was an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Katie Young
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Really， really enjoyed this book。 It’s really a memoir told through food。 From white bread enjoyed with a schoolfriend to the perfect spaghetti bolognese， that first G&T on a plane to a home-cooked Omelette。 I love the way Jessie weaves in memories of family， falling in love， friendship and travel with some of her most memorable meals。 It made me nostalgic and thinking of my own food memories from years gone by。 I really love the Table Manners podcast Jessie and her mum Lennie have created and t Really， really enjoyed this book。 It’s really a memoir told through food。 From white bread enjoyed with a schoolfriend to the perfect spaghetti bolognese， that first G&T on a plane to a home-cooked Omelette。 I love the way Jessie weaves in memories of family， falling in love， friendship and travel with some of her most memorable meals。 It made me nostalgic and thinking of my own food memories from years gone by。 I really love the Table Manners podcast Jessie and her mum Lennie have created and this book feels like an extension of that。 A wonderful， nostalgic read。 Thank you NetGalley and Hodder Studio for the opportunity to review。 。。。more
Nic
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