A Bowl of Olives: On Food and Memory

From the author of the international bestseller In and Out of the Garden and the wondrous sketchbook Sara Middas South of France comes a long-awaited treasure of a book. Drawn from the artists wealth of impressions and memories it is a book for lovers of food and art and fine gift booksa book for anyone who upon arriving in a new town seeks first the local market or who believes the best thing to do on a given night is to share a table with friends. Sara Midda is a watercolorist whose delicate and beautiful paintings shine like jewels evoking the sweet purple taste of a summer raspberry or the silvery greens and gnarled burnt umber of an olive grove. And she is also a collagist weaving together photographs line drawings her personal swatchesall the hues of a spice cabinet or the sensations of a picnic the colors of the breeze sunshine laughter the cooling grass. And a poet in love with words that sing like podding and wicker nettle and snug. By turns reverent and playful A Bowl of Olives is a work of pure enchantment celebrating foodof the seasons of family of travel and memory. It is as richly layered as a favorite meal. The book is cloth-bound jacketed and printed on uncoated stock to convey the feeling of an artists sketchbook.