A Life of Spice - Paperback

by Simi Jois (Photographer), Monica Bhide (Author)

In A Life of Spice 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. A Life of Spice 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, A Life of Spice 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.

Author Biography

My 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 & 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 & Schuster, 2009). My first work of fiction, The Devil in Us, released in October 2014.