{"product_id":"desire-feeds-the-feast-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"Desire Feeds the Feast: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTarajia Morrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What begins as the story of ambition gradually reveals itself to be a meditation on love, grief, home, and the discipline of caring for others. I finished this book feeling less that I had read someone's life than that I had been reminded how to better inhabit my own.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Andy Baraghani, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cook You Want to Be\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore she understood herself, Tarajia Morrell understood flavor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn to one of New York's most celebrated wine families, Tarajia Morrell grew up at the table, where conversation was wine-soaked and food was the love language--a merchant's daughter amid the Manhattan elite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this lush, lyrical memoir, the James Beard Award-winning writer traces a life shaped by hunger--for beauty, for love, for pleasure, and for belonging. From the electric excess of the late-'90s New York City club scene to Hollywood tables where she served celebrities, Tarajia moved through the world restless but hopeful, unsure of what would come next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWherever she found herself, the pleasures of food guided her. The brine and brightness of ceviche on a Uruguayan beach. The intoxicating sprawl of Barcelona's food markets. A perfectly ripe plum eaten over the sink by her graceful mother. Through deep heartbreak and loss, it was food that kept Tarajia tethered and whispered of who she was. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesire Feeds the Feast\u003c\/i\u003e is a boldly written memoir about the ache of lost loves, the comfort of a perfect bite, and the hard-won victory of finding home where least expected.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTarajia Morrell \u003c\/b\u003eis a native New Yorker who grew up at the table. Her food and wine reporting and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWSJ. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eT Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDepartures\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCherry Bombe\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Morrell is the co-author of James Beard Award-winner \u003ci\u003eSavor: A Chef's Hunger for More\u003c\/i\u003e, with Fatima Ali, and author of \u003ci\u003eSoul of New York: A Guide to 30 Exceptional Experiences\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Manhattan with her daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972674814259,"sku":"9798994220610","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/IxAnaKDEOH9798994220610.webp?v=1794430611","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/desire-feeds-the-feast-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}