“So it happens that when I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for it.” -M.F.K. Fisher
Of all the five senses, taste has a particularly powerful ability to both conjure memory and unite our lived experiences. The fragrance of frying garlic, the yeasty warmth of fresh bread, the bite of chili sauce or the juicy pulp of a Christmas orange – not only can taste memory bring us back, but it can be a door to that which is left unexplored. Writer Natalie Eve Garrett, editor of Eat Joy, writes “Food can be such a lovely way into the heart of a story.” In this half-day workshop, we’ll read and discuss short personal essays with food at their center, as well as dive into writing exercises that use food memories as a conduit for the love, disappointment, grief or joy that lie deeper.
Saturday, May 29, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST ($75)