"I admire children very much, and i i didn't want to fail them," she said. You also worked for several summers at a children's summer camp in western massachusetts. One of my favorite moments in the book was how you talked about how distressed you t by a nine year old's disgust with a fleck of basil in his tomato sauce.
Chef and writer Gabrielle Hamilton talks dueling artistic passions—and how she has found balance and focus in her creative journey.