{"product_id":"a-life-of-spice-paperback","title":"A Life of Spice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimi Jois\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eMonica Bhide\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life of Spice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e celebrated writer Monica Bhide explores her romance with food. As in any romance, there are moments of great heartache and unbelievable happiness; betrayals and breakups; and, of course, intimacy. The essays in this book show how food affects all the areas of our lives: family, friends, love, culture, faith, and more. They capture the delights of cooking as wooing and of food as nurturer, and the sadness of the heartbreak kitchen. This collection of powerful and thought-provoking vignettes makes us examine our relationship with food deeply-and what food really means to us. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life of Spice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e gives readers a front-row view-and deliciously stolen peeks behind the curtain-into those choice moments that define a lifetime. Celebrating the powerful memories of food that bind us all together, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life of Spice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e features essays that first appeared on Monica's blog and in national and international publications, as well as new, never-before-read tales of family and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy name is Monica Bhide and I am an engineer turned writer based out of Washington, D.C. My recipes are fun, accessible and tasty. I have been published in major national and international publications, including Food \u0026amp; Wine, The New York Times, Parents, Cooking Light, Prevention, Health, SELF, Bon Appetit, Saveur, and many more. I am a contributing editor to the AARP -The magazine and a frequent contributor to NPR's Kitchen Window. My work has garnered numerous accolades, including my food essays being included in Best Food Writing anthologies (2005, 2009, 2010 and 2014). I have published three cookbooks, the latest being Modern Spice: Inspired Indian recipes for the contemporary Kitchen (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 2009). My first work of fiction, The Devil in Us, released in October 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42116576215175,"sku":"9781511881005","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bd0f7f150b6b5928eb2e92423ab6f4c5.webp?v=1732517199","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-life-of-spice-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}