At the Chinese Table: A Memoir with Recipes

In the 1970s, Carolyn Phillips became a language student in Taiwan and fell in love with a man who seduced her with food. She evolved into a cook and wrote an award-winning cookbook, "At the Chinese Table," which celebrates a lifetime filled with extraordinary meals.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 16 July 2021
Publisher: WW Norton & Co

“Lucky for me, Taipei was in the midst of transforming itself into a food lovers paradise at the exact time I appeared on the scene.” So begins Carolyn Phillips journey as a language student in 1970s Taiwan that culminated with her becoming a traditional Chinese familys eldest daughter-in-law. Through beguiling stories that stretch across four decades,she recalls how she fell in love with a man who seduced her with everything from simple homely meals to haute cuisine,from crabs stir-fried with clouds of scrambled eggs to lush braises that enticed and bewildered. As their relationship deepened and her language skills grew,she evolved into a cook who wrestled a pigs head into dinner,learned Hakka dishes from her reticent father-in-law and wrote an award-winning cookbook. At the Chinese Table is a culinary adventure studded with stunning line drawings and twenty-two recipes that celebrate a lifetime filled with extraordinary meals.

“Lucky for me, Taipei was in the midst of transforming itself into a food lovers paradise at the exact time I appeared on the scene.” So begins Carolyn Phillips journey as a language student in 1970s Taiwan that culminated with her becoming a traditional Chinese familys eldest daughter-in-law. Through beguiling stories that stretch across four decades,she recalls how she fell in love with a man who seduced her with everything from simple homely meals to haute cuisine,from crabs stir-fried with clouds of scrambled eggs to lush braises that enticed and bewildered. As their relationship deepened and her language skills grew,she evolved into a cook who wrestled a pigs head into dinner,learned Hakka dishes from her reticent father-in-law and wrote an award-winning cookbook. At the Chinese Table is a culinary adventure studded with stunning line drawings and twenty-two recipes that celebrate a lifetime filled with extraordinary meals.

Weight: 548g
Dimension: 238 x 217 x 162 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781324002451