Inside the Unconventional Journey Behind Bonny Reichert’s How to Share An Egg: A Candid Interview
What if the key to unlocking a family’s hidden history lay not in dusty archives, but in a simple, shared meal? Bonny Reichert, a National Magazine Award-winning journalist, chef, and memoirist, dives deep into this very question in her debut book, How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty. Awarded the Dave Greber Award for social justice writing in 2022, Bonny’s memoir moves beyond the conventional Holocaust narrative, weaving the haunting legacy of survival with the vibrant, sensory world of food. In an intimate conversation with Amy Fish, a fellow MFA alum and seasoned interviewer, Bonny reveals the emotional intricacies of writing her father’s story— a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor— and how her own journey of confronting fear and intergenerational trauma was surprisingly shaped by a humble bowl of borscht in a smoke-filled Warsaw restaurant. Balancing the raw truth with culinary symbolism, Bonny’s story challenges us to consider: Can food truly nourish not only the body but the fractured ties of memory, identity, and love? Dive into their chat about overcoming doubt, navigating family complexities, and the relentless drive to finish the book that needed telling. LEARN MORE
Interviewed by Amy Fish
Bonny Reichert is a National Magazine Award winning journalist, a chef, and a debut memoirist. Her memoir, How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love and Plenty, won the Dave Greber Award for social justice writing in 2022, and was published in January by Appetite Random House in Canada, and Ballantine Random House in the US.
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