Food is a Feeling

From the James Beard Award–winning, New York Times bestselling author of Where Cooking Begins and That Sounds So Good, Food Is a Feeling is an intimate, story-driven cookbook that explores cooking and eating as acts of self-care. Featuring 65 nourishing recipes and 30 personal essays, it traces how Carla, in the wake of her divorce, learned to honor her own cravings and cook for herself again—rediscovering dishes tied to memory and comfort along the way, from her mother's Saturday Night Alfredo to techniques picked up in demanding restaurant kitchens. Revealing, relatable, and often funny, the book makes a warm case that food is far more than fuel: it's a source of nurturing, joy, and quiet healing, and yes, our feelings are worth savoring too.