edited by Zosia Mamet is a collection of essays centered around memories of food and the feelings they can bring up. Featuring a wide array of voices, the book shares recipes and recollections that are both familiar and charming. Stephanie Danler writes about the vinaigrette that pulled her back to cooking after her first marriage fell apart, Jia Tolentino writes about the roast chicken that tethered her to reality, and Sloane Crosley shares the pesto that she made throughout the pandemic. My First Popsicle celebrates the bitter and the sweet, and the important role that food takes in comforting us, sustaining us, and bringing us joy. (Cookbooks)