The Art of Escapism Cooking: A Survival Story, With Intensely Good Flavors

In this personal cookbook, the blogger behind the award-winning Lady and Pups shares how she used cooking to cope with an untenable living situation in Beijing. Growing increasingly exasperated with China’s political climate, bureaucracy, and pollution, she channeled her focus into an unapologetically angry food blog to keep herself sane.

Born in Taiwan and raised in Vancouver, Mandy Lee’s food reflects her diverse experiences. This entertaining and unusual cookbook is the story of how “escapism cooking”—using the kitchen as a refuge—helped her overcome her expat challenges. Illustrated with her own gorgeous photography, The Art of Escapism Cooking provides that comforting feeling a good meal provides. Here are dozens of innovative and often Asian-influenced recipes, divided into categories by mood and occasion.

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