{"product_id":"toast-the-story-of-a-boys-hunger-9781592407064","title":"Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger","description":"\u003cb\u003eToast\u003c\/b\u003e is Nigel Slater's truly extraordinary story of a childhood remembered through food. In each chapter, as he takes readers on a tour of the contents of his family's pantry--rice pudding, tinned ham, cream soda, mince pies, lemon drops, bourbon biscuits--we are transported....\u003cp\u003eHis mother was a chops-and-peas sort of cook, exasperated by the highs and lows of a temperamental stove, a finicky little son, and the asthma that was to prove fatal. His father was a honey-and-crumpets man with an unpredictable temper. When Nigel's widowed father takes on a housekeeper with social aspirations and a talent in the kitchen, the following years become a heartbreaking cooking contest for his father's affections. But as he slowly loses the battle, Nigel finds a new outlet for his culinary talents, and we witness the birth of what was to become a lifelong passion for food. Nigel's likes and dislikes, aversions and sweet-toothed weaknesses, form a fascinating backdrop to this exceptionally moving memoir of childhood, adolescence, and sexual awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bestseller (more than 300,000 copies sold) and award-winner in the UK, \u003cb\u003eToast\u003c\/b\u003e is sure to delight both foodies and memoir readers on this side of the pond--especially those who made such enormous successes of Ruth Reichl's \u003cb\u003eTender at the Bone\u003c\/b\u003e and Anthony Bourdain's \u003cb\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNigel Slater is the author of several classic cookbooks, including \u003cb\u003eReal Fast Food\u003c\/b\u003e and the award-winning \u003cb\u003eAppetite\u003c\/b\u003e. He has written a much-loved column for The Observer (London) for more than a decade and has been described by the media as a national treasure. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50902255272210,"sku":"9781592407064","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_da5c4d87-4523-4f00-bcbd-d0596312cedf.jpg?v=1738451052","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/toast-the-story-of-a-boys-hunger-9781592407064","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}