Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want

"Food shouldn't be a bad boyfriend, dragging you down or holding you to ransom. It should nourish your body as much as it fuels your mind; it should pump life through your veins; it should waltz in sync with your mood and your appetite, sometimes blissful, often mundane, always a part of you."


In this tour de force of a culinary manifesto, Ruby Tandoh implores us to enjoy and appreciate food in all of its many forms. Food is, after all, what nourishes our bodies, helps us commemorate important milestones, cheers us up when we're down, expands our minds, and connects us with the people we love. But too often, it's a source of anxiety and unhappiness. With Eat Up!, Tandoh celebrates one of life's greatest pleasures, drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as Julia Child to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, flavor memories to jellied eels. She takes on the wellness industry and fad diets, and rejects the snobbery surrounding "good" and "bad" food, in wide-ranging essays that will reshape the way you think about eating. Filled with straight-talking, sympathetic advice on everything from mental health to body image, and including a selection of great recipes, this is a book to help you fall back in love with food.