Gabrielle Hamilton

Rainy Day Books and Jasper's Restaurant welcome Gabrielle Hamilton, chef and author, to celebrate the paperback release of her memoir Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef.

Gabrielle Hamilton will share her celebrated new memoir at another of our continuing series of Eugene Author Dinners, with Chef Linton Hopkins preparing a special meal inspired by the author's work. Reservation price includes a copy of the book, which the author will sign at the end of the evening. About ... (more)the Book: If you were to take the heartfelt food memories of Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone, mix them with the complex family relationships of Augusten Burroughs’s Running with Scissors, throw in a little of the behind-the-scenes revelations of Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, then strip the mixture down to its grittiest core, you’d get a sense of Gabrielle Hamilton’s new memoir Blood, Bones, and Butter. Before Hamilton opened her acclaimed New York City restaurant, Prune, she spent twenty fierce, hard-living years trying to find the purpose and meaning in her life. Blood, Bones, and Butter recounts this unconventional journey through the many kitchens Hamilton inhabited. The result is an unflinching and lyrical work that marks the debut of a tremendous literary talent. Hamilton will appeal to both foodies and literary audiences alike as she deliciously divulges her experiences in love, life, and food. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, GQ, Bon Appétit, Saveur, and Food & Wine. She also authored the eight-week "The Chef" column in The New York Times, and her work was anthologized in six volumes of Best Food Writing. To read more about Gabrielle Hamilton, check out this New York Times feature: http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.co... . For full dinner price and description, visit the Restaurant's website, http://www.restauranteugene.com/ , or call 404.355.0321. If you cannot attend the reading, but would like a signed copy of Blood, Bones, and Butter, you may reserve it at http://www.acappellabooks.com/ev_hami... .