Edward is teaching Isabel the luxury of slowing down and taking the time to think through everything she does, to deconstruct her own life, cutting it back to the bone and examining the guts, no matter how messy that proves to be. Thinking she is merely helping Edward's daughter - who lives far away and asked her to check in on her nonagenarian dad in New York - Isabel has no idea that the man in the kitchen baking the sublime roast chicken and light-as-air apricot soufflé will end up changing her life. The more I think about him, the more I think he's kinda a dickhead, doing a disservice to all genders. Together, they plot, this will keep Edward happy and busy, while giving Isabel a much-needed break from her failing marriage. Edward had a gift of enjoying life to the fullest--from making new friends to baking perfect apricot souffles.

Although the food (I am partial to the roast chicken, lovingly described) is excellent, it is the charming, sweet, and effortlessly wise company that makes this sweet read a charming way to pass a day.I enjoyed this memoir of the author's unlikely friendship with the nonagenarian father of one of her friends. Isabel, struggling over her crumbling marriage, and Edward, a man in his 90s who is grieving over the recent death of his wife, strike up a friendship over weekly dinners.

In these days where we often eat on the run, it's also a reminder to take the time to share a wonderful meal with good food and thoughtful conversation. Isabel and Edward usually meet over a delicious meal that he has put much thought, time and effort into creating.The cookie also tracks the behavior of the user across the web on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.