My Mother\'s Kitchen is a funny, moving memoir about a son\'s discovery that his mother has a genius for understanding the intimate connections between cooking, people and love Peter Gethers wants to give his aging mother a very personal and perhaps final gift: a spectacular feast featuring all her favorite dishes.
He lives in New York City, Sag Harbor, New York, and, whenever possible, Sicily..
He is also the cocreator and coproducer of the hit off-Broadway play Old Jews Telling Jokes.
His eleven previous books include The Cat Who Went to Paris, the first in a bestselling trilogy about his extraordinary cat, Norton.
About the Author: Peter Gethers is an author, screenwriter, playwright, book editor, and film and television producer.
With his trademark wit and knowing eye, Peter Gethers has written an unforgettable memoir about how food and family can do much more than feed us--they can nourish our souls.
Gradually his ambition becomes manifest: he decides to learn how to cook his mother the meal of her dreams and thereby tell the story of her Life to all those who have loved her.
But illness has brought her closer than ever to her son: Peter regularly visits her so they can share meals, and he can ask questions about her colorful past, while learning her kitchen secrets.
In her 80s, she was robbed of her ability to cook by a debilitating stroke.
In time, she became a mentor and friend to several of the most famous chefs in America, including Wolfgang Puck, Nancy Silverton and Jonathan Waxman; she also wrote many cookbooks and taught cooking alongside Julia Child.
The daughter of a restaurateur--the restaurant was New York\'s legendary Ratner\'s--Judy Gethers discovered a passion for cooking in her 50s.
So he embarks upon an often hilarious and always touching culinary journey that will ultimately allow him to bring his mother\'s friends and loved ones to the table one last time.
The problem is, although he was raised to love food and wine he doesn\'t really know how to cook.
My Mother\'s Kitchen is a funny, moving memoir about a son\'s discovery that his mother has a genius for understanding the intimate connections between cooking, people and love Peter Gethers wants to give his aging mother a very personal and perhaps final gift: a spectacular feast featuring all her favorite dishes