Reviews - Omelette: Food, Love, Chaos and Other Conversations

113 reviews for:

Omelette: Food, Love, Chaos and Other Conversations

Jessie Ware

3.7 AVERAGE

owenatkinson's review against another edition

3.0

challenging inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

I normally don't read books written by celebrities, but I had a pretty good time with Jessie here. There's something very 00s to me about the idea of an omelette and that indulgent approach to food is well-explored here.

wendoxford's review against another edition

2.0

I knew this was not going to resemble Elizabeth David's "Omelette and a Glass of Wine" but somehow the desire for that completely blotted out any joy I could have gained from this book.

I love the podcast Table Manners, and whilst this "foodoir" (Ware's word, not mine) does go behind the scenes of food, family and being Jewish, I realise that I would perhaps have preferred to read Lennie's (her mother) version of this book.

Maybe it's a generation thing, maybe it was written for a different audience, but I found it trite. I was completely bemused by a section on airline food and how to get more than your fair share. I never want my own let alone seconds or thirds. I guess that cemented the idea that this was not the book for me.

bethanrm's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

itisjonwilson's review against another edition

3.0

A delightful insight to Jessie Ware’s love of food, music, and life. Penned by Jessie as her “foodoir” rather than memoir, Omlette is littered with vignettes of Jessie’s memories attached to food. She easily weaves in and out of joyous recollections of growing up in South London, holidaying in various Mediterranean dreamscapes, and falling in love with Sam Burrows - whilst leaving me salivating at the descriptions of food memories. A playful and easy read.

3.5/5