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PEOPLE & ARTS A29
Saturday 8 April 2017

Gethers highlights mom’s career in ‘My Mother’s Kitchen’

LINCEE RAY nowned Ma Maison in Los palate with a smorgasbord world-famous chefs, who and sharing that enthusi-
Associated Press Angeles, where Judy be- of gourmet treats, Gethers just happen to be Judy’s asm with those around you.
In a delightfully moving gan working when she was is kind enough to share all of personal friends. Learning to cook changed
memoir, Peter Gethers 53. With each breakfast the recipes from his moth- “My Mother’s Kitchen” is Judy’s life, but more impor-
shares entertaining and item, appetizer, entree or er’s fantasy menu with his more than a story about tant, it gave her an excuse
intimate stories about his dessert, Gethers touches readers. He even includes the comforts and pleasures to gather those she loved
mom’s celebrated culi- on another chapter in his his own notes to help food- of the perfect Eggs Bene- most around the table
nary career. “My Moth- mother’s life. ies navigate the sometimes dict or Tarte Tatin. It’s about to share and experience
er’s Kitchen” details the After tempting the reader’s meticulous instructions from finding your inner passion something special.q
life of celebrated cook
and cookbook writer
Judy Gethers and the gift
her son worked tirelessly
to give her at the end of
her life.
When Judy Gethers suf-
fers from two strokes in
her twilight years, leav-
ing her unable to cook
for herself, Peter Gethers
does everything he can
to make the remaining
time they have as fulfill-
ing as possible. Knowing
that two of Judy’s favor-
ite pastimes are eating
good food and reminisc-
ing about fabulous meals
gives Gethers an idea: He
asks his mom to compose
the perfect breakfast,
lunch and dinner menu
so he can recreate these
dishes in one spectacular
feast
Gethers embarks on an
insightful journey. Be-
cause Judy’s all-star
menu dishes span sev-
eral decades, Gethers
showcases his mother’s
biography through a cu-
linary lens. He details the
legendary restaurant
Ratner’s on Manhattan’s
Lower East Side, owned
by Judy’s father, as well
as the kitchen of the re-

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