The Pat Conroy Cookbook

Recipes of My Life: Unabridged Essays

By: Pat Conroy

Narrated by: Pat Conroy

America's favorite storyteller is back—with a memoir of good food and good company from his beloved South and beyond.
This audiobook is the story of my life as it relates to the subject of food. It is my autobiography in food and meals and restaurants and countries far and near. Let me take you to a restaurant on the Left Bank of Paris that I found when I was writing The Lords of Discipline. There are meals I ate in Rome while writing The Prince of Tides that ache in my memory when I resurrect them. There is a shrimp dish I ate in an elegant English restaurant, which passed out Cuban cigars to all the gentlemen in the room after dinner, that I can taste on my palate as I write this. There is barbecue and its variations in the South, and the subject is a holy one to me. I write of truffles in the Dordogne Valley in France, cilantro in Bangkok, catfish in Alabama, scuppernong in South Carolina, Chinese food from my years in San Francisco, and white asparagus from the first meal my agent took me to in New York City. Let me tell you about the fabulous things I have eaten in my life, the story of food I have encountered along the way.

Narrated by the author himself, the audiobook is filled with great stories. Stories about people, places, great meals, and a life lived large, by one of the most beloved literary figures of our time.

Critic reviews

"[Author Pat Conroy's] recollections range from hillarious to poignant. But throughout, he easily convinces listeners to share his opinion that 'cooking and story-telling make the most delightful co-conspirators.' --Publishers Weekly

wonderful

I loved this book. Pat Conroy's story is both moving and inspiring. I would revommend this book. Listening to it has been an intense pleasure.

Interesting but wanted more

Picked up some good hints to use, but thought it was more like a long short story

All All 123 Are Good

All the best for your next chapter in life and I hope that your next book is as exciting as it is now and I wish you all a very speedy and happy life
Ahead

Wonderful!!

Loved it, loved it, loved it. Just too short, I wanted more. Would definitely recommend, it was funny and insightful.

I SAVOR each chaptor...

What made the experience of listening to Recipes From My Life the most enjoyable?

Conroy's descriptions of past eating and cooking memories are tasty treats that I am "rationing" to myself. No binge watching allowed! LOL

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

You find yourself smiling and saying Yummmmm while listening to this book :D

Any additional comments?

I highly recommend this audible book to those that seriously and fondly remember their own pest repasts. Those that love MFK Fisher and Ruth Reichl will surely enjoy Conroy.