Poor Man's Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking Coming of Age The knee on the neck

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Poor Man's Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking Coming of Age The knee on the neckBy: Elissa Altman "[A] smart yet tender tale. . . . Sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious . . . one of the finest food memoirs of recent years." The New York Times Book Review For a woman raised by a weight obsessed mother and a father who rebelled by sneaking his daughter out to lavish meals at such fine dining establishments as Le Pavillon and La Grenouille, food could be a fraught proposition. Not that this stopped Elissa Altman from pursuing a