Welcome back! We’re so happy to share this episode with you, a conversation between two book and food lovers, for our fellow book and food lovers!

In this episode, we come back to the idea of “faction” and, when it can be problematic, the fantasy of elaborate dinner parties that take days to prepare and the reality of “Life Among the Savages”, aka everyday chaos. Sophie waxes on about the pleasure of cooking for “one stomach”, and we both agree with our beloved MFK Fisher when she writes about the joy of “being a guest of yourself”.

Plus we answer our listener letter with books to read and recipes to cook and share with ages from 6-70.

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Sophie and Germaine x

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