Ann Hood is a gifted storyteller. [Kitchen Yarns is] perfect holiday season fare, but be forewarned: You'll want to keep both kitchen and Kleenex close at hand. -- People These tales of ingredients, recipes, and meals will lift your spirits. -- Bethanne Patrick (Washington Post) Written in a series of deliciously digestible essays, the wistful and wonderful Kitchen Yarns is a feast for the heart, mind, and senses. -- USA Today In this cozy read, Hood shares recipes that shaped her.and the poignant life lessons about loss, love, and friendship she learned in the kitchen. -- Real Simple Hood connects food with memory in delicious ways. -- BBC Eminently readable, Kitchen Yarns, Ann Hood's tender, witty, and funny voyage through a life of food, reminds us that the visceral taste memories of our past are essential benchmarks of our life, and that the stories of a family are always best felt and expressed through those dishes.

-- Jacques Pépin, world-renowned chef and author of Heart & Soul in the Kitchen Moving.Hood's sharp essays emphasize food as emotional nourishment, bringing family and friends together--both to celebrate the joys and heal the wounds of life. -- Publishers Weekly.