Memoir of the Sunday Brunch
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.27 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161620172X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
At age twelve, Julie was initiated into the rite of the Sunday brunch, a weekly madhouse at her father’s Milwaukee-based restaurant, where she and her eight older siblings before her did service in a situation of controlled chaos, learning the ropes of the family business and, more important, learning life lessons that would shape them for all the years to come. In her wry memoir, she looks back on those formative years, a time not just of growing up but, ultimately, of becoming a source of strength and support as the world her father knew began to change into a tougher, less welcoming place. Part coming-of-age story a` la The Tender Bar, part win- dow into the mysteries of the restaurant business a` la Kitchen Confidential, Julie Pandl provides tender wisdom about the bonds between fathers and daughters and about the simple pleasures that lie in the daily ritual of breaking bread. This honest and exuberant memoir marks the debut of a writer who discovers that humor exists in even the smallest details of our lives and that the biggest moments we ever experience can happen behind the pancake station at the Sunday
Another Algonquin masterpiece This is a truly wonderful love story of a family. Her stories had me laughing out loud in some places and the sections around a death in the family broke my heart? Julia Pandl wrote just like we feel during such emotional times. I haven't seen grief expressed so well and so creatively before. I never thought I would say that I would read anything by a publisher. But Algonquin is masterful. Their editorial staff is remarkable and I will read anything they do. This is just one fine example of the terrific quality if writing that they pu. Read Pandl's Memoirs of a Sunday Brunch Read this book. The first paragraph will convince you that Julia Pandl knows how to write. The tempo gallops throughout most of the book as Pandl describes family relationships and working conditions for underage kids. You will laugh and cringe. Twice the rhythm slows to sad and quiet meandering as the author bids final farewell to her parents. But the pace recovers, as life eventually does after death. Pandl, as the youngest in a family of maybe-too-many, is a keen observer of family dynamicsand has a true writer's knack for a funny . "Sweet look back" according to Lisa J. Lickel. More of a personal journey and family biography. The author shares her restaurateur family's life story during her coming of age years as the last of nine children, all raised in the shadow of Pandl's restaurant in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area during the eighties. Nice look back, interesting family. Good for those who were familiar with the restaurant and the others mentioned along the Lake Michigan coast.
Pandl’s narrative of her parents’ dotage is poignant as her father’s determination to keep himself occupied with a new eatery proves a sinkhole for his life savings. One of the third generation of hardworking immigrants’ descendants, Pandl tells with great respect how her forbears laid the foundation of a thriving business and left the family with resources enough for them to live in large homes in lakeside suburban towns. Pandl does not appreciate the too-fleshy limbs their genes also bequeathed her. --Mark Knoblauch . This autobiography overflows with heartfelt midwestern sensibilities. From Booklist Youngest of nine siblings born to a successful suburban Milwaukee restaurateur, Pandl early on had to toil in the family business, whos
Memoir of the Sunday Brunch is her first book. Author website: juliapandl.. Julia Pandl was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she still lives and works. When she is not writing and otherwise working, she moonlights as a stand-up comic