Bon Appetempt, Amelia Morris
Bon Appetempt, Amelia Morris
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Bon Appetempt
A Coming-of-Age Story (with Recipes!)

Author: Amelia Morris

Narrator: Amelia Morris

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2015

Synopsis

When Amelia Morris saw a towering, beautiful chocolate cake in Bon Appétit and took the recipe home to recreate it for a Christmas day brunch she was hosting, it resulted in a terrible (but tasty) mess that had to be served in an oversize bowl. It was also a revelation. Both delicious and damaged, it seemed a physical metaphor for the many curious and unexpected situations she's found herself in throughout her life, from her brief career as a six-year-old wrestler to her Brady Bunch-style family (minus the housekeeper and the familial harmony) to her ill-fated twenty-something job at the School of Rock in Los Angeles.

As a way to bring order to chaos and in search of a more meaningful lifestyle, she finds herself more and more at home in the kitchen, where she begins to learn that even if the results of her culinary efforts fall well short of the standard set by glossy food magazines, they can still bring satisfaction (and sustenance) to her and her family and friends.

Full of hilarious observations about food, family, unemployment, romance, and the extremes of modern L.A., and featuring recipes as basic as Toasted Cheerios and as advanced as gâteau de crêpes, Bon Appétit is sure to resonate with anyone who has tried and failed, and been all the better for it.

About Amelia Morris

Amelia Morris is the author of the blog, Bon Appétempt (named one of the twenty-five best blogs of the year by TIME magazine) as well as the memoir by the same name. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, McSweeney’s, The Millions, and USA Today. She is also the co-creator of the podcast, Mom Rage. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amelia on February 05, 2015

Honestly, I'm usually not one for online reviews, but this book was firing on all cylinders!! EVERY CYLINDER!!......more

Goodreads review by Liviania on February 04, 2015

I avoid memoirs as a rule of thumb, but I was intrigued by BON APPETEMPT because it promised cooking misadventures and author Amelia Morris's "ill-fated twenty-something job at the School of Rock in Los Angeles." I think I shall continue avoiding memoirs, because they make me feel like I'm judging s......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on March 10, 2015

I was disappointed, and I SO did not want to be! I love the voice behind the blog, though I've read only it a few times. Reading this has caused me to add another shelf to my goodreads: Blogger. I have realized that when the publishers are publishing blogger books, the standards for the book are som......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on August 08, 2016

I liked Amelia from the start. We meet her at 5 years old trying to get into wrestling because that is what her very adored brother loves and her less adored but still loved father. From there we go through her parents' divorce, custody arrangements, stepparents, high school, college, and discoverin......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on July 20, 2015

This was somewhat disappointing. I love a good food memoir, but this one was pretty depressing. It was more about the author's constant dissatisfaction with her life and less about food. Food did factor in, more so as an adult, but overall it was kind of a downer. I liked the premise of the book tha......more

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