Hi, Reader! My name is Cara and I’m a pastry chef, butcher and writer living in Brooklyn, New York. For me, there has always been a connection between eating and reading. There is nothing as engrossing as the eating of a truly great meal and nothing that nourishes my spirit quite like the reading of a good book. The only time I ever forget to eat (and really the only time I am not thinking about eating) is when I’m reading. The only time I ever got an almost-failing grade on an English paper in high school occurred because I simply forgot to write it until the next morning, so wrapped up was I in my mom’s lesson on how to perfectly roast a chicken and twice bake a potato. Most of the people I know who identify themselves as “foodies” are also closet bookworms, and most of the literature geeks I know could talk for hours, if prompted, about the meal they had the night before.
Hemingway himself once said “I have discovered that there is romance in food when romance has disappeared from everywhere else.” Perhaps it is because of this symbiosis that, for me at least, some of the most romantic, most poignant scenes in literature are scenes of cooking and eating. Enjoy!
-Cara
Nicoletti dot cara at gmail dot com
Ran into your parents the other night and mentioned this, it looks incredible and I can’t wait to make some of these desserts. Congrats
This blog makes me very happy. When I think Cara I think books and being fed. And David Lynch I guess. And the Celtics. But I’m not sure how you can work in those other two.
Cara,
This is wonderful. Great idea, great images, great writing. Nice work and looking forward to reading more.
Nice job! Those Cardamon buns are happening at my house immediately.
Love your blog!
Cara, stumbled upon this and love, love it! You’re a wonderful writer (no surprise) and the food!! (good thing i just ate!) Hope all is well w/ you! peace in the new year.
Hi, Mr. Leeming!
What a great surprise! Thank you so much for reading. I still remember the note you left in my mailbox after I gave my senior speech–I count you among the people who inspired me to keep reading and writing. Hope all with you is wonderful!
Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi! Awesome blog! How can I subscribe via email? Thanks!
Thank you! In the bottom right-hand corner of the blog there should be a little plus sign that says “follow.” Once you click it you can enter in your email address and it will update you whenever I post! If it doesn’t show up your browser might be out of date. So happy to have you!
Hi Cara,
Love the blog. Would love to chat about your ambitions to pursue a book project based on your work here. Hope you’ll be in touch.
Jason Allen Ashlock
I love this blog! It’s true–there’s a real connection between reading and eating, perhaps the amount of sensation and imagination that come from each activity. I can’t wait to read more of your stuff!
I love your blog! It is such an amazing idea, and you have such great photographs and style. Am looking forward to reading more in the future.
Thank you so much! The Hunger Games meal you prepared is absolutely fantastic–those rolls! It was so hard to resist making that lamb stew, but the flaming cake was calling to me. Thanks for stopping in!
Thanks for following me blog! I am so glad we found each other. I love your photos. Well done!
I love your blogs header pic. Did you design it? I’d be interested in what program you used, if any. I’d like to try to make my own.
Oh, and the food pics are gorgeous….(except the pig one; I love animals.)
Oh heck yes. New favorite food blog.
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to read and eat at the same time? But that gets messy really fast, and I have poor hand-mouth coordination which means I have to look at my food as I’m eating it, making it impossible to read.
Alas.