Women Who Eat A New Generation on the Glory of Food

Essays by top culinary writers and chefs pay tribute to the joys of preparing,ating, and entertaining with food, from Food & Wine editor Kate Sekules'siscussion on the importance of having a restaurant where one is recognizedo Michelle Tea's recollections about her working-class Polish family'sealtimes. Original.

Leslie Miller is an editor and writer whose work has appeared in Bare Your Soul, The Unsavvy Traveler, Young Wives' Tales, and Sex and Single Girls, among other publications, and is currently at work on her first novel. She lives with her family in Seattle. Amanda Davis is the author of Wonder When You'll Miss Me and Circling the Drain: Stories Amanda Hesser is a columnist for The New York Times. Amanda Sullivan is a New York city playwright. Cheryl Strayed's work has appeared in The Best New American Voices 2003 and The Best American Voices 2000. Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef-owner of the New York restaurant Prune. Josie Aaronson-Gelb is a Bay Area restaurant reviewer and former professional chef. Karen Eng is the editor of the food zine PekoPeko. Kate Sekules is the travel editor of Food and Wine. Lela Nargi is the author of All U Can Eat. And many others....