From McDonald’s to ‘mum food’, this is Esther Perel meets Nigella Lawson - an eye-opening, fascinating and accessible deep dive into understanding how our stories of love, loss and attachment are connected to the food that we eat, and are written all over our plates.

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

Did you know that the food we eat says a lot about how we love?

Psychologist Dr Andrea Oskis shows us how we connect with each other and how we can change our personal ‘recipes’ to have better relationships.

Along the way, she also reveals her own food story about love and loss. Inviting us into her therapy room with her patients, she tells us:

the real reason why comfort food comforts
why dessert isn’t a good idea when you’re stressed
why you should never give a bottle of hot sauce to someone who has been rejected
Be prepared to never look at your plate in the same way again.

"Easy-going and anecdotal in a way readers of Esther Perel will recognise" - Financial Times

"Poignant and often sad, the stories of Oskis’s patients peel back the layers of the human mind and our attachment to people and things... What becomes clear as consommé is that food is humanity’s original and universal love language" - Mail on Sunday

"An illuminating read." - Roopa Gulati

"I've had a lot of books across my desk, but nothing like this! Dr Oskis shows us that what’s on our plate speaks volumes about our hearts." - Suzy Walker, Muddy Stilettos