Siren's Feast - A Book Review

I've got roadtrips on the mind. It could be the one I just took with the kids in tow, minivan filled to the brim with all the last odds and ends of our life in New Jersey. The back of the car was packed with towels and bathing suits still wet from our last swim in our pool. The front passenger seat held a teetering pile of duffles overflowing with a jumble of DVDs, pajamas, and toiletry kits.

Or it could be the one I'm about to embark on this Thursday at dawn with three other Columbus bloggers to head to Chicago for BlogHer.

It could also be the memoir I'm currently reading, Siren's Feast, an Edible Odyssey by Nancy Mehagian that has been giving me a great sense of the craziness of life in the 60s and 70s. Mehagian travels to one exotic locale after another, giving in to all her impulses.

Although it is hard to relate to her free love morals and her experimentations with drugs, the recipes that she peppers her memoir are wonderful. I'm really enjoying following Mehagian along her colorful life. This memoir is really something different, and a fascinating read.