My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings

Author: Zosia Mamet

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A warm and relatable collection of essays exploring the memories we associate with different meals in our lives, from a spectrum of talented creators. What is your most poignant memory surrounding food? Of all the essentials for survival: oxygen, water, sleep, and food, only food is a vast treasure trove of memory and sensory experience. Food acts as a portal to culture, to times past, to disgust, to comfort, to love: no matter one's feelings about a particular dish, they are hardly ever neutral.

In MY FIRST POPSICLE, Zosia Mamet has curated some of the most prominent voices in art and culture to tackle the topic of food in its elegance, profundity, and incidental charm. With contributions from:

• Stephanie Danler on vinaigrette and starting over
• Anita Lo on the cultural responsibility of dumplings
• Tony Hale on his obsession with desserts at chain restaurants
• Patti LuPone on childhood memories of seeking out shellfish
• Gabourey Sidibe on her connections with her father and the Senegalese dish Poullet Yassa
• Andrew Rannells on his nostalgia for Jell-O Cake
• Sloane Crosley on the pesto that got her through the early months of the pandemic
• Michelle Buteau on her love for all things pasta
• Jia Tolentino on the chicken dish she makes to escape reality

MY FIRST POPSICLE is as much an ode to food and emotion as it is to life. After all, the two are inseparable.