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Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity
Priya Basil
3.54 AVERAGE
80 reviews for:
Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity
Priya Basil
3.54 AVERAGE
This was an interesting read. This was written after brixit so there are questions of immigrations and I think that mirrors some of what the US is experience now.
Favorite quotes:
‘A recipe is a story that can’t be plagiarized’
Favorite quotes:
‘A recipe is a story that can’t be plagiarized’
‘The history of food is the history of globalism’
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Chosen by a fellow book club member, not myself.
Some great talking points. At times feels like a University essay. The personal bits sometimes felt a little manufactured/forced in my opinion.
She often writes well but as a whole book I didn't really rush to pick it up.
Some great talking points. At times feels like a University essay. The personal bits sometimes felt a little manufactured/forced in my opinion.
She often writes well but as a whole book I didn't really rush to pick it up.
"The food writer Bee Wilson describes the phenomenon [of clean eating] as 'an attempt to offer a new way of eating that comes without any fear or guilt,' and concludes that the movement represents a dysfunctional dream of purity in a complex, toxic world."
"Both words [hospitality and hostility], I discovered, are birthed from 'gosti,' their ancient Indo-European root. Gosti meant host, guest, and stranger, the trio of roles through which, I believe, we consciously or unconsciously shift all our lives."
"Both words [hospitality and hostility], I discovered, are birthed from 'gosti,' their ancient Indo-European root. Gosti meant host, guest, and stranger, the trio of roles through which, I believe, we consciously or unconsciously shift all our lives."
"The food writer Bee Wilson describes the phenomenon [of clean eating] as 'an attempt to offer a new way of eating that comes without any fear or guilt,' and concludes that the movement represents a dysfunctional dream of purity in a complex, toxic world."
"Both words [hospitality and hostility], I discovered, are birthed from 'gosti,' their ancient Indo-European root. Gosti meant host, guest, and stranger, the trio of roles through which, I believe, we consciously or unconsciously shift all our lives."
"Both words [hospitality and hostility], I discovered, are birthed from 'gosti,' their ancient Indo-European root. Gosti meant host, guest, and stranger, the trio of roles through which, I believe, we consciously or unconsciously shift all our lives."
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Literally two sentences which essentially blamed fat people for world hunger. Couldn't get over it, ruined the book for me. This was extremely painful because I was otherwise loving this book
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
fast-paced