Season to Taste

“A rich engrossing and deeply intelligent story….This is a book I won’t soon forget.”—Molly Wizenberg bestselling author of A Homemade Life“Fresh smart and consistently surprising. If this beautifully written book were a smell it would be a crisp green apple.”—Claire Dederer bestselling author of PoserSeason to Taste is an aspiring chef’s moving account of finding her way—in the kitchen and beyond—after a tragic accident destroys her sense of smell. Molly Birnbaum’s remarkable story—written with the good cheer and great charm of popular food writers Laurie Colwin and Ruth Reichl—is destined to stand alongside Julie Powell’s Julie and Julia as a classic tale of a cooking life. Season to Taste is sad funny joyous and inspiring.