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MY FIRST POPSICLE

Zosia Mamet

An Anthology of Food and Feelings

From a spectrum of talented authors comes a collection of essays on food, and its entwinement with our emotions and our lives.
Of all the essentials for survival: oxygen, water, sleep, and food, only food is a vast treasure trove of memory and of sensory experience. Food is a portal to culture, to times past, to disgust, to comfort, to love: no matter one's feelings about a particular dish, they are hardly ever neutral.

In MY FIRST POPSICLE, Zosia Mamet has curated some of the most prominent voices in art and media to tackle the topic of food in its elegance, its profundity, and its incidental charm. With contributions from Stephanie Danler on vinaigrette and starting over, Anita Lo on the cultural responsibility of dumplings, Tony Hale on his obsession with desserts at chain restaurants, Patti LuPone on childhood memories of seeking out shellfish, Gabourey Sidibe on her connections with her father and the Senegalese dish Poullet Yassa, Andrew Rannells on his nostalgia for Jell-O Cake, Sloane Crosley on the pesto that got her through the early months of the pandemic, Michelle Buteau on her love for all things pasta, Jia Tolentino on the chicken dish she makes to escape reality, and more, MY FIRST POPSICLE is as much an ode to food and emotion as it is to life. After all, the two are inseparable.

Contributors include:
Nikole Beckwith, Jillian Bell, Andrew Bevan, Kathryn Budig, Michelle Buteau, Sloan Crosley, Whitney Cummings, Kaley Cuoco, Stephanie Danler, Garance Doré, Naomi Fry, Tony Hale, John Leguizamo, Hamish Linklater, Anita Lo, Patti LuPone, Kavi Moltz, Lamorne Morris, Rosie Perez, Andrew Rannells, Jess Rona, Danny Sangra, David Sedaris,Leanne Shapton, Richard Shepard, Gabourey Sidibe, Jia Tolentino

Zosia Mamet is perhaps best known for her starring role as "Shoshanna Shapiro" in the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning HBO series Girls. She can currently be seen starring opposite Kaley Cuoco in the Emmy-nominated HBO Max series The Flight Attendant, and just wrapped shooting the much anticipated second season. When she isn't on screen, you can find her at the barn riding her horse, at home snuggling her dog Moose, or working on this book.
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Published 2022-11-01 by Penguin Original

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...There's a cozy vibe, like a church supper cookbook (with famous congregants). It's nifty to glimpse stars of the stage and screen through their menus in this delectable project. Read more...

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Cover reveal and interview: Speaking to TODAY, Mamet explained that collection's title, and its inspiration, comes from the experience watching a video of her friend's toddler eating a popsicle for the first time... Read more...

A good gift for foodies. Read more...