{"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\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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994220610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Tarajia Morrell \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":67804790063261,"sku":"9798994220610","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_31bae67c-1fa6-45eb-9710-cfa258ddd80f.jpg?v=1794382706","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/desire-feeds-the-feast-a-memoir-9798994220610","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}