Mandy lee founded her award-winning "angry food blog," Lady and Pups, in 2012 out of sheer frustration after moving from New York City to Beijing. She and her blog have been featured in numerous publications and sites, including Saveur, FoodandWine.com, CNN.com, Yahoo, Food52, and WashingtonPost.com. She currently lives in Hong Kong with her husband and pups.
“Lee, who vents about living abroad in her Lady and Pups blog,
fuels this stunning cookbook with the ferocity of Sichuan
peppercorns and chili oil. . . . Lee is as gifted a writer as she
is a cook. . . . [A] unique and deeply felt debut.” —
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Instead of the typical posts of gorgeous food paired with
gee-life’s-great text, Lee’s gorgeous food is paired with extremely
crafted blasts of bile and despair; it’s like looking at a
Caravaggio while listening to Rammstein. Her book, . . . pushes the
edges of intensity in terms of flavor and fierce originality. (And
that’s just the writing.) — New York Times Book Review
“In [her] inimitably wry voice, [Lee] shares her story of
discovering cooking’s healing powers during an extremely difficult
time, alongside more than 100 recipes many of which are boldly
influenced by Chinese, Korean, Thai, and other cuisines.” —
Booklist
“The Art of Escapism Cooking” by Taiwanese-born, Hong Kong-based
food blogger Mandy Lee . . . records her agonizing
displacement — and the cooking that helped her endure it — when she
moved from New York to Beijing for her husband’s job. — Washington
Post
"Thrilling food. . . . Lee’s conversational writing makes the
recipes and dynamic flavor combinations feel achievable. . . .
[She] scoffs at any notion of what should or cannot be done because
of tradition. . . . VERDICT If ever a cookbook could be described
as exciting this one would be it. Highly recommended." — Library
Journal
"If you’re familiar with the blog Lady & Pups, you’ll know to
expect both eye-popping photography and fantastically engaging
words and stories from this book—and, yes, lots of recipes you’ll
want to make immediately (Poached Eggs with Miso Burnt Butter
Hollandaise, for instance, and Buffalo Chicken Ramen too)." —
Chowhound
“The recipes in the book are enticing–including the delicious
looking crackling-studded pork belly burger that graces the cover.”
— Post Magazine
Mandy Lee is an absolutely talented chef and now writer . . . The
Art of Escapism Cooking proves both in one delicious cookbook. . .
. You don't have to be a chef to whip up some of these beautiful
dishes. . . . This cookbook is the perfect companion to any expert
chef or amateur cook. — Sophie Matthews for Women.com
Part dark wit, part all-consuming food worship, The Art of Escapism
Cooking will make the perfect gift for an adventurous home chef or
that spice fanatic who would love to place a condiment called
"Helldust" next to the salt and pepper. — Shelf Awareness
I was completely absorbed . . . It’s the same sort of awe I feel
when I’m reading a poem that manages to twist language in a way I’d
never considered before or when I go to an art exhibit and feel
reality start to melt away. — The Takeout
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