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Lucy Knisley

Relish: My Life In The Kitchen (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Library Binding – April 2, 2013

by Lucy Knisley (Author)

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A graphically illustrated, recipe-complemented memoir by the indie cartoonist author of French Milk describes her food-enriched youth as the daughter of a chef and a gourmet, key memories that were marked by special meals and the ways in which cooking has imparted valuable life lessons.

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English
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April 2, 2013
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6 x 1 x 8.25 inches
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0606324313
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978-0606324311
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970L
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Turtleback; Bound for Schools & Libraries ed. edition (April 2, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Library Binding ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0606324313
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0606324311
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 970L
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Lucy Knisley

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Lucy Knisley is an illustrator, comic artist and author. I'll bet you're wondering how to pronounce her name (the K is silent).

Lucy is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she went to study painting, and ended up making comics. She then studied at the Center for Cartoon Studies, where she received a scholarship to pursue her MFA (completed in June, 2009).

Beginning with a love for Archie comics, Tintin and Calvin and Hobbes, she has been making comics in some form or another since she could hold a pencil.

She lives in Chicago, where she makes comics, does freelance illustration, and teaches the occasional comics workshop. Check out her blog and web comic essay series on Lucyknisley.com!

Her Books:

French Milk, from Touchstone Publishing, is a drawn journal about living (and eating) in Paris with her mother. (From Touchstone Publishing from Simon and Schuster), August of 2008.

Relish, from First Second Books, is about growing up in the food industry. (First Second Books, April 2013.) It won an Alex Award from the American Librarian Association, was a NYT and Amazon bestseller, and a Goodreads top graphic novel of 2013.

An Age of License and Displacement are paired travelogues about youth and family, coming out this year (Fantagraphics Books, 2014).

She continues to work away on two more graphic novels, and is excited to bring more comics to share with readers.

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Mature content

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2020

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In the middle of this innocent looking book about food is a picture with pornographic magazines!!! Shocking. Make sure this is not near elementary school kids.

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DG_Reads

A fun graphic memoir!

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022

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RELISH: MY LIFE IN THE KITCHEN by Lucy Knisley is a graphic memoir about the author’s life and her relation to food. She was raised by two foodie parents. Her mother who is featured most highly in the book was a chef and her father also has a passion for food. Lucy was raised around kitchens and food, both in city and rural settings. The book also includes recipes displayed in an illustrated format as well.

I picked this book up when looking through a list of books with recipes when I needed to fulfill a prompt. This one was recommended by a couple people and the graphic novel format had me intrigued. I really enjoyed the way this book combined food knowledge, personal life stories, and a good dose of humor throughout as well. There are quite a few recipes that sound great also!

I would recommend this one to my food loving friends looking for a fun take on a nonfiction read!

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Rachael

Liked it except the cartoons of the girl sitting on ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2018

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Liked it except the cartoons of the girl sitting on the toilet getting her period would make some kids uncomfortable and the pictures of the playboy magazines were too vivid.

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L. Hosier

Personally I loved this graphic novel

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2015

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Personally I loved this graphic novel. Also, I think it's worth mentioning, since a lot of reviewers seem to be unfamiliar with what a "Graphic Novel" is. It's a comic book. It's got pictures in it, that's why it's called "graphic", and it tells a story, hence being a "novel". Ugh!

Okay, now to my actual review! If you've read any other books by Knisley then you'll love this. Relish is a really lovely, slow paced memoir about Knisley's life through food. Each chapter is sort of based around a specific event, and the food is what seems to bring the event all together at the end. There are only a few recipes in the book but they're all accompanied by lovely infographic illustrations and directions. I especially love the cheese guide. This book will make you want to eat at every restaurant she mentions and I dream of her grandma's pickles! I must say I'm actually pretty jealous of her life, she traveled a lot as a kid, and even went to Europe with only a friend as a teen. What I would have given for my mother to let me do that! The way she describes each food item will make your mouth water, never have I craved a good croissant so much! Haha.

Anyway, this is not an action packed spiderman type book, this is not a batman comic, it's a thought out, elegant graphic novel about a girls life through food, suitable for reading with your preteens, as a gift for teenagers, or any adult you know that likes food and art.

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A read foodies will enjoy

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015

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Growing up, Lucy’s parents loved food. Her mom, who liked to work in kitchens in New York, turned caterer after her parents’ divorce. Her dad just loved good food. As she grew older and more appreciative of good cooking, Lucy never forgot her roots or her ingrained love of food. Told in chapters titled with her favorite food dishes, Lucy talks about her first delicious bites of each dish as well as some of her later life experiences. A fun read for fellow foodies everywhere.

The illustrations were colorful, fairly easy to follow, and complemented the text. The story was a little dry in parts and I had a hard time getting into the story. The recipes inside were enjoyable to look at, but I hadn't had a chance to try any yet. Overall, I think people interested in food will enjoy this book, but as a stand-alone biography, probably not.

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Elizabeth Kerns

Engaging stories and Art n this unique graphic novel

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2020

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Wonderful book. Informative, interesting, engaging story. Lucy delivers a lot of food facts in sharing her kitchen memoir as daughter of a creative culinary mom. Text and Art are excellent. I give this book to friends as gift. Unique.

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Little Miss Fun

Enjoyable and Fun!

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2018

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I love food and I also enjoy graphic books. This graphic memoir is a fun and light read about cooking and enjoying food. Unlike her first book, “French Milk”, which had quite a bit of complaining, this one seems more mature. Lucy Knisley shows deep appreciation and passion for life’s blessings. Each chapter ends with a recipe, none of which I have tried.

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MICHAEL

A good graphic novel, but hard to classify...

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2015

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I enjoyed the general story, and I LOVE her art style; however, it fell a little flat in places. There were moments (shamed to say, the McDonalds section) that inspired me to eat good food, but the story seemed to vacillate from a little too "young" and then a little too "adult" at other parts. Because of that, I had a hard time placing what age group this book is really for--I think junior highers would like it, but there are some "raw" moments shared. With all that said, it IS the author/illustrator's story, so she should tell it like it is--it is just hard for teachers and parents to classify it.

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Katerina Spanova

Great book for everyone in love with food (just like Lucy is)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2016

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I enjoyed Lucy's last book a tiny bit more than Relish but this book is absolutely great too: I think a lot about food so the main theme in this book was very close to my heart and relatable!

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Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2013

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Really enjoyed this amazing graphic memoir, a genre I really love. The Illustrated recipes were gorgeous and the coloring was some of the best! I've read this multiple times simply for the sumptuous artwork.

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Olivia Hammond

Amazing!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2020

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Amazing! All foodies need to read this ASAP.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2014

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Lovely book

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2016

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I love this book

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