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Who do you remember cooking for you, and how did those dishes influence who you became as you grew up? These are some of the central questions of Cook Until Tender, a collection of eight creative nonfiction essays plus an introduction, each of which focuses on a particular family member and my relationship to them via the medium of food. Across all of the essays in Cook Until Tender, food is a way into much larger, thornier topics, such as love, grief, death, culture, masculinity, and socio-economic class.  \nAs the child of a restaurateur and chef, I have always had a deep connection to food. In my lifetime alone, my father has owned and operated a restaurant, a grocery store, and a commercial fishing and crabbing business. I am also of Greek and Appalachian heritage, two cultures that take cooking and eating very seriously, from feta cheese to fried bread dough. These lineages appear in the collection in “How to Love Yiayia[’s Meatballs]” and “The Provider”respectively.  \nOn a craft level, most of the essays in Cook Until Tender are written in narrative nonfiction style. Most essays are longform (10-15 pages) and written in first person from an “I”of the present day. The narrator recalls past childhood and adolescent events from the perspective of an adult several years removed. She considers family relationships and how they’ve changed from then to now. In “Like Mom Used to Make,” I explore matrilineage: what did my mom inherit from her mom, and what have I inherited from both of them? In “The Dishwasher,” I meditate on my young childhood, and how the dynamic I built with my brother has carried into our present adulthoods.  \nSome essays—such as “Homegrown” and “The Prospect of Never”—incorporate research.“Homegrown” assesses agricultural industry practices related to tomato farming, putting my family’s backyard gardening in a broader context.“The Prospect of Never” cites medical research and science communications about alpha gal syndrome, a set of food allergies I was recently diagnosed with that serves as the focal point of this essay.  \nAdditionally, there are some essays where I experiment with form, tense, and point-ofview.“Papou’s Palate Cleansers” is written in list format, prefaced by a few narrative paragraphs exploring my grandfather as a character.“With Extra Chocolate Chips” alternates between the second-person pronoun “you” and the narrative voice I described previously, that of an adult looking back on past events. In contrast to the rest ofthe collection, which is mostly written in past tense,“The Prospect of Never” is written entirely in present tense. This decision serves two purposes: one, to more deeply engage the reader in the events that take place, and two, to give the impression that these events and their consequences are still ongoing.  \nI limited my scope for this project to members of my immediate family (parents and brother) plus grandparents. In addition to the previously mentioned portrait style essays, there are also two pieces that look inward: “Homegrown” and “The Prospect of Never.” “Homegrown”examines how I see myself as a member of my family unit through the lens of gardening and tomatoes.“The Prospect of Never” is a re-evaluation of myself and my worldviews after I’m diagnosed with alpha gal syndrome.  \nIn addition to personal lived experience, a number of books I’ve read over the last several years have influenced my creation of this project. 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