Have you ever thought about why we use use the same vocabulary to describe consuming food and knowledge? How we are hungry for the truth, devour a good book, and digest information? Reading satisfies us in such a fundamental way, it feels as essential as feeding ourselves. Book Feast celebrates this connection by exploring literary passages culinarily and reminding us that nourishing both our bodies and our minds ensures our survival.

In this episode, learn how to make banana cream pie, taking as inspiration bananas growing in Macondo, the fictional setting of Gabriel García Márquez’s Cien años de soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude]. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwqos4lkZOg&feature=youtu.be