Food is a very special way to unite us all. It’s also a way that we share our cultures with other people, feast together, and have lively conversations… This is one of the oldest ways to break the ice and find common ground.
The food industry itself has been dominated by men, even though less than a century ago our grandmothers and mothers ran home kitchens. Women have been driving themselves in the culinary world and still battle massive obstacles like misogyny. It’s amazing, because many male chefs have stated that their passion for cooking began with their grandmothers or mothers.
The question is, why is it so hard to break through as a woman?
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The Why We Cook: Women on Food, Identity, and Connection cookbook is beautifully honest and will enlighten all of us. We will not only get personal accounts from well known female foodies, but stunning recipes that cover all places from all around the world.
We join 100 women restaurant owners, activists, food writers, professional chefs, and home cooks – all of whom are changing the world of food in this cookbook. These women share their stories, essays, tips and tricks, and favorite recipes. Why We Cook: Women on Food, Identity, and Connection combines feminism and food!
Right off the bat, you will notice that everything is beautifully illustrated. The author, Lindsay Gardner, composes all of the watercolor paintings which really make this cookbook stand out. Typically, I typically prefer photos for all the recipes, but these are so well done I think it is actually better.
There is not a chronological order to this cookbook. There are clear chapters, such as memorable meals, kitchen portraits, Q&As, essays, recipes, and more. It jumps around, which might feel disjointed, but all are very relevant and stunning stories.
The conversations about food and the stories associated with it are awe-inspiring. These women share their hardships in the industry and their infinite wisdom.
This blurb from the cookbook is one of those important messages: โ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด (๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ญ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ข๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด – ๐ช๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บโ – Jude Rodil (Master Sommelier)โฃ
Why We Cook: Women on Food, Identity, and Connection is for passionate foodies and people who want to learn more about the way in which women relate and identify with food and cooking. This book celebrates these successful women and the pathways they have paved for others.
~Kaiti
