All the Mighty World

Whether it is oak, pine, Laminex, varnished, recycled or modernist glass -- in the domestic geography of our daily lives, the kitchen table is a constant. A silent witness to sustenance and solace, deliberation and argument, consolation and celebration. What other piece of furniture has witnessed so much and revealed so little? Here, for the first time, some of Australia′s favourite writers and best-loved foodies share their very personal kitchen table memories, complete with...
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Whether it is oak, pine, Laminex, varnished, recycled or modernist glass -- in the domestic geography of our daily lives, the kitchen table is a constant. A silent witness to sustenance and solace, deliberation and argument, consolation and celebration. What other piece of furniture has witnessed so much and revealed so little? Here, for the first time, some of Australia′s favourite writers and best-loved foodies share their very personal kitchen table memories, complete with gravy stains, bent forks and the odd tale of love and death. From Denise Scott′s bitter-sweet recollection of chats around the table with her mother; to Martin Brown′s tribute to the unique and forgotten sport of table climbing; to Helen Garner′s quest to find the table that fitted her home and reflected her life, this charming anthology ce lebrates a beloved domestic touchstone where our lives, memories, stories and favourite recipes intersect. What′s your favourite Kitchen Table memory? Your purchase of this book will also help put food on other people′s kitchen tables too. A percentage of all royalties from this book will be donated to Foodbank, Australia′s largest hunger relief agency. Foodbank is a non-denominational, non-profit organisation which acts as a pantry to the charities and community groups who feed the hungry. To contribute your own kitchen table memoir, go to www.foodbank.org.au/kitchentablememoirs where a small donation to Foodbank may see your story uploaded to the website.