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How to share an egg : a true story of hunger, love, and plenty / Bonny Reichert.

Reichert, Bonny, (author.).

Summary:

Bonny Reichert avoided engaging with her family's Holocaust history until, in midlife, she unexpectedly confronted it while writing an article. Her father's survival in Auschwitz-Birkenau was a backdrop to her upbringing, but a transformative experience in Warsaw -- a perfect bowl of borscht -- sparked a journey to explore her culinary roots. This journey intertwined with her personal life, from her childhood in the restaurant business to the challenges of marriage, motherhood, and her eventual path to becoming a chef. In her memoir How to Share an Egg, Reichert reflects on pivotal life moments through the lens of food. From her baba Sarah's knishes to her father's comforting scrambled eggs, cuisine serves as a symbol of joy, survival, and identity. The book blends poignant stories of scarcity and abundance with her quest for self-discovery, exploring how her personal experiences connect to her family's legacy. It's a moving meditation on heritage, resilience, and the role of food in shaping identity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525612568 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xii, 284 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto : Appetite by Random House, [2025]
Subject: Reichert, Bonny.
Cooks > Biography.
Food > Social aspects.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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