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Jonathan Ames, “Eggs Over Uneasy.” From the book My Less Than Secret Life. Copyright © 2002 by Jonathan Ames. Appears by permission of the publisher, Thunder’s Mouth Press, a division of Avalon Publishing Corp.
Mary Cantwell, “Dining Alone.” Copyright © by Mary Cantwell. Originally published in Gourmet. Reprinted by permission.
Laurie Colwin, “Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant.” From Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin, copyright © 1988 by Laurie Colwin. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc.
Nora Ephron, “Potatoes and Love: Some Reflections.” From Heartburn by Nora Ephron. Copyright © 1983 by Nora Ephron. Used by permission of the author.
M. F. K. Fisher, “A Is for Dining Alone.” From The Art of Eating: 50th Anniversary Edition by M. F. K. Fisher. Copyright © M. F. K. Fisher. Reprinted with permission of John Wiley & Sons.
Amanda Hesser, “Single Cuisine.” From Cooking for Mr. Latte: A Food Lover’s Courtship, with Recipes, by Amanda Hesser. Copyright © 2003 by Amanda Hesser. Used by permission of W. W. Norton & Company.
Haruki Murakami, “The Year of Spaghetti.” From Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel and Jay Rubin, copyright © 2006 by Haruki Murakami. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc.