Last Morning at Nora's Table
A Chef's Memoir with Recipes
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Pub Date Feb 9 2027 | Archive Date Not set
Mindbuck Media | She Writes Press
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Description
The kitchen saved Kathy Watson’s life.
In the midst of a recession, Kathy is running two restaurants with the passion of a gastronome who grew up on freshly farmed food—and the limitations of a chef who has little formal culinary education. That lack of training, a perceived shortcoming, has her bowing to the misogynistic egos of destructive, hot-headed chefs in her own kitchens. All the while, her fear and insecurity trigger childhood memories of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her mother—a relationship that she can’t seem to reckon with.
Then, one day, one of Kathy’s chefs walks out just before dinner service, forcing her to face off with one of her long-held fears: sautéing on the hot side. The experience breaks the cycle wide open—and thus begins Kathy’s journey to throw off years of abuse to become a woman she can love.
Including more than thirty recipes and a wealth of kitchen drama, Last Morning at Nora’s Table will satisfy your appetite for delicious food and back-of-the-house gossip. Swing a sauté pan up to the stove and dive in.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
“Last Morning at Nora's Table is a riveting and joyous read reflecting both the love and the work that author, Kathy Watson has poured into her world. The original recipes are a generous and multifaceted Pacific NW cherry on top for those with a culinary background and curious readers alike.”
– Mary Bartlett, cook and author of Throw a Great Party, Inspired by Evenings in Paris with Jim Haynes
“Kathy Watson’s memoir recounts a harrowing childhood and her attempt to understand her mother, whose depression, addiction, and mental illness following the unexpected death of her father, terrified the young Watson and her little brother. Watson smartly intersperses her quest to untangle and understand her mother, with her transformation from a solid white collar office worker to a renowned chef and owner of a successful restaurant. This moving memoir is filled with food stories (and recipes), which is appropriate as it's ultimately about the many forms of hunger and how food—eating it, cooking it, serving it—is a unifying force in one’s life.
—Michael Ruhlman, author, Mind of Chef
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798896364269 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 328 |