{"product_id":"desire-feeds-the-feast-a-memoir-9798994220610","title":"Desire Feeds the Feast: A Memoir","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarajia Morrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zibby Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994220610","brand":"Zibby Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48793968803977,"sku":"9798994220610","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4a8961d7-0e6e-4e1c-bd58-6af9549a879e.jpg?v=1793143488","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/desire-feeds-the-feast-a-memoir-9798994220610","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}