From an award-winning actor and New York times bestselling author comes a memoir that chronicles a year's worth of meals.

This book has three main morals, and I urge you to remember them and apply them liberally : 1. Salt your water ; 2. If in doubt, butter ; 3. Keep going.

From awkward schoolgirl to Caterer to the Stars, Mary Giuliani weaves together a collection of hilarious memories, from professional growing pains to her long journey to motherhood, never losing her sense of humor and her love for everyone's favorite party food, pigs in a blanket. Mary's utterly unremarkable childhood was everything she didn't want: hailing from a deeply loving yet overprotective Italian family in an all-Jewish enclave on Long Island....

Join us at the table for this 34-course banquet of original stories from food-obsessed writers and chefs sharing their life-changing food experiences. The dubious joy of a Twinkie, the hunger-sauced rhapsody of fish heads, the grand celebration of an Indian wedding feast; the things we eat and the people we eat with remain powerful signposts in our memories, long after the plates have been cleared. Tuck in, and bon appetit! Featuring tales from: James...

Food often unites us in unexpected ways--especially on Taco Salad Day. Drawing on material from more than seventy voices, these stories capture all walks of life--from celebrities and chefs to a circus family, new immigrants, a creative dad whose illustrated lunch bags went viral, plenty of unlikely cultural mashups, and one genuine cafeteria lady. Their experiences are compelling, familiar, and foreign at the same time, forming a cultural time capsule....

Presents stories of people's culinary habits and the dishes created by them, named after them or cherished by them, discussing the dishes associated with more than seventy kings, chefs, novelists, generals, and courtesans.