{"product_id":"tastes-like-seeing-god-nina-michiko-tam-9798217061464","title":"Tastes Like Seeing God","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bear \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eReal Americans \u003c\/i\u003ein this coming-of-age story that'll make you hungry--for food, for life, for forging your own path\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the days following the accidental death of her brother, an up and coming chef, Jessie Wong is adrift and angry: at Tommy, for dying; at her parents for their silence; and at the confines of her conservative Christian Chinese upbringing. Then Jessie finds a list in Tommy's handwriting of the five meals that \"taste like seeing God.\" Was his phrasing blasphemy, or a nod to some hidden belief? Is fate offering her the chance to know her brother in a new way? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBreaking from her parents for the first time, Jessie decides to take up her brother's challenge. With a one-way ticket, she embarks on a whirlwind pilgrimage to taste the five foods on the list. From the gritty bars of New York City to a three-Michelin-starred restaurant on a tiny German island in the North Sea, from the art world of Paris to the markets of Dakar, Jessie meets the people who loved and inspired her brother, getting to know the sibling she lost and the life he'd built. As Jessie realizes how much more of the world is out there, a future she'd never dared to envision for herself is now within her grasp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlavored with illegal French delicacies and famed Senegalese dishes, \u003ci\u003eTastes Like Seeing God\u003c\/i\u003e explores the transcendent power of food, life's sorrows, and its sublime joys with poignancy and surprising humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Michiko Tam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217061464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pamela Dorman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Nina Michiko Tam","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48871382876415,"sku":"9798217061464","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tastes-like-seeing-god-nina-michiko-tam-9798217061464","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}