Tasting Home: Coming of Age in the Kitchen

By Judith Newton

Tasting Home is the history of a woman’s emotional education, the romantic tale of a marriage between a straight woman and a gay man, and an exploration of the ways that cooking can lay the groundwork for personal healing, intimate relation, and political community.

Organized by decade and by the cookbooks that shaped author Judith Newton’s life, Tasting Home takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the cuisines, cultural spirit, and politics of the 1940s through 2011, complete with recipes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: She Writes Press
• Release date: Mar 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781938314094

Reviews for Tasting Home

[valerieandbooks · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Tasting Home: Coming of Age in the Kitchen was good, but lacked the writing finesse of "foodie" authors such as M.F.K. Fisher or Ruth Reichl. The recipes in here were, for the most part, ones I would not try. Aside from those two issues, I was fascinated by Judith Newton's telling of her life story. She became a professor when women professors were rare, and discusses the challenges of that time. Additionally, her sharing the complicated relationship between her and her husband who formally came out as gay after their marriage was very touching. Even after divorcing and having committed relationships with others, they were still deeply attached to each other. I really appreciated reading Newton's perspective on life.

[livelylady · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

First time I have read a memoir blended with recipes from that time of the author's life. Very nice presentation of food while describing her coming of age in the 60s. Very readable.