Review
“A Bite Off Mama's Plate is a colorful, affectionate, and often humorous exploration of the "connection(s) women in families have through food"....[r]aises important and provocative questions that could inspire further research.”–Gastronomica
“Delightfully combining commentary, recipes and telling anecdote, Meyers shows how relationships are developed and nurtured through food preparation and consumption and how many lessons about life come through the same routes. This book ranks high as an editor's choice; you'll enjoy it in your personal library; it will make timeless gifts; and it belongs in every public and academic library.”–Women & Language
“As Miriam Meyers demonstrates in her book, food is the catalyst that brings us together. When we forget that, and neglect the place of food in the family, we lose the way to home. It's a significant loss, and we must get the word out in order to counter current trends. A Bite off Mama's Plate is an impressive contribution to that effort.”–Marion Cunningham, author of Fannie Farmer Cookbook, The Fannie Farmer Baking Book, Learning to Cook with Marion Cunningham, and other books
“A sense of generosity pervades A Bite off Mama's Plate....In both a spiritual and physical sense, the insights and individual histories this work shares about the importance of food as women's contribution to a civilized culture are as magnanimous as a Thanksgiving table.”–Lisa Brock, in Minnesota Women's Press (Book Talk)
“A joy and a pleasure.”–Lynne Rossetto Kasper, food writer and host of the nationally syndicated radio program The Splendid Table
“Delightfully combining commentary, recipes and telling anecdote, Meyers shows how relationships are developed and nurtured through food preparation and consumption and how many lessons about life come through the same routes. This book ranks high as an editor's choice; you'll enjoy it in your personal library; it will make timeless gifts; and it belongs in every public and academic library.”–
“As Miriam Meyers demonstrates in her book, food is the catalyst that brings us together. When we forget that, and neglect the place of food in the family, we lose the way to home. It's a significant loss, and we must get the word out in order to counter current trends. A Bite off Mama's Plate is an impressive contribution to that effort.”–
“A sense of generosity pervades A Bite off Mama's Plate....In both a spiritual and physical sense, the insights and individual histories this work shares about the importance of food as women's contribution to a civilized culture are as magnanimous as a Thanksgiving table.”–
“A joy and a pleasure.”–
Product Description
Miriam Meyers celebrates the positive role that food plays in the mother-daughter relationship. Despite their increasing freedom to pursue other roles in society, women still retain primary responsibility for food-related tasks in the home. With that responsibility comes considerable work, but it also affords women in families a special opportunity for companionship, communication, learning, and inspiration. To illuminate the ways women use this role to connect with their daughters, Meyers combines original research, encompassing focus groups, interviews, and a national survey, with a personal memoir and a wide range of other sources. She shows, in women's own voices, how food offers, more than just nourishment for the body, something for the mind, heart, and soul.
