{"product_id":"a-tiger-in-the-kitchen-a-memoir-of-food-and-family-paperback","title":"A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCheryl Lu-Lien Tan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Starting with charred fried rice and ending with flaky pineapple tarts, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan takes us along on a personal journey that most can only fantasize about--an exploration of family history and culture through a mastery of home-cooked dishes. Tan's delectable education through the landscape of Singaporean cuisine teaches us that food is the tie that binds.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Jennifer 8. Lee, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fortune Cookie Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e After growing up in the most food-obsessed city in the world, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan left home and family at eighteen for America--proof of the rebelliousness of daughters born in the Year of the Tiger. But as a thirtysomething fashion writer in New York, she felt the Singaporean dishes that defined her childhood beginning to call her back. Was it too late to learn the secrets of her grandmothers' and aunties' kitchens, as well as the tumultuous family history that had kept them hidden before In her quest to recreate the dishes of her native Singapore by cooking with her family, Tan learned not only cherished recipes but long-buried stories of past generations.\u003ci\u003eA Tiger in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes ten authentic recipes for Singaporean classics such as pineapple tarts and Teochew braised duck, is the charming, beautifully written story of a Chinese-Singaporean ex-pat who learns to infuse her New York lifestyle with the rich lessons of the Singaporean kitchen, ultimately reconnecting with her family and herself. Reading Group Guide available online and included in the eBook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheryl Lu-Lien Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a New York-based writer who has covered fashion, retail and home design (and written the occasional food story) for the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. Before that she was the senior fashion writer for \u003cem\u003eIn Style\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and senior arts, entertainment and fashion writer for the \u003cem\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e. Born and raised in Singapore, she crossed the ocean for college in the U.S. after realizing that a) she wanted to be a journalist and b) if she was going to be as mouthy in her work as she was in real life, she'd better not do it in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984401629485,"sku":"9781401341282","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cEZTMGtqZDUrM1g4MXZsVmF0OGlKQT09.webp?v=1776092962","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-tiger-in-the-kitchen-a-memoir-of-food-and-family-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}