My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780143137290)

A warm and relateable collection of essays exploring the memories we associate with different meals in our lives, from a spectrum of talented creators

What is your most poignant memory surrounding food?

Of all the essentials for survival: oxygen, water, sleep, and food, only food is a vast treasure trove of memory and of sensory experience. Food is a portal to culture, to times past, to disgust, to comfort, to love: no matter one's feelings about a particular dish, they are hardly ever neutral.

In MY FIRST POPSICLE, Zosia Mamet has curated some of the most prominent voices in art and culture to tackle the topic of food in its elegance, its profundity, and its incidental charm. With contributions from Stephanie Danler on vinaigrette and starting over, Anita Lo on the cultural responsibility of dumplings, Tony Hale on his obsession with desserts at chain restaurants, Patti LuPone on childhood memories of seeking out shellfish, Gabourey Sidibe on her connections with her father and the Senegalese dish Poullet Yassa, Andrew Rannells on his nostalgia for Jell-O Cake, Sloane Crosley on the pesto that got her through the early months of the pandemic, Michelle Buteau on her love for all things pasta, Jia Tolentino on the chicken dish she makes to escape reality, and more, MY FIRST POPSICLE is as much an ode to food and emotion as it is to life. After all, the two are inseparable.

Author: Zosia Mamet
ISBN-10: 0143137298
ISBN-13: 9780143137290
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2022
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.09h x 6.29w x 1.05d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/15/2022
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022
Booklist 10/01/2022 pg. 19
Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 111