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Still single five years after a broken engagement, 29-year-old food lover Jessica Stone decides to leave New York City for a fresh start in London, hoping the change in scenery would finally usher in a new relationship. In this all-consuming memoir, she indulges in one culinary adventure after another while undergoing the trials and tribulations of trying to date in a diff
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Remember the pre-COVID days, when you could travel around the world and explore distant cities?? My family and I took an awesome trip to London in the summer of 2019. While there we at a lot of great food, so this book, Craving London, appealed to me immediately.
This is a memoir by an American woman, Jessica Stone, who quit her job in the USA and moved to London to find a new job and try out living abroad. She had broken up with "The Boyfriend" and was also looking to find true love. This memo ...more
This is a memoir by an American woman, Jessica Stone, who quit her job in the USA and moved to London to find a new job and try out living abroad. She had broken up with "The Boyfriend" and was also looking to find true love. This memo ...more
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and I thank both the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read and then give an unbiased review of "Craving London".
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Five years after her heart was shattered by a broken engagement, author Jessica Stone decided to do something exciting and new - and moved lock, stock, and barrel to London. Leaving everything behind in New York, Jessica is ready for her life to begin anew.
A definite foodie, Jessica recounts her favo ...more
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Five years after her heart was shattered by a broken engagement, author Jessica Stone decided to do something exciting and new - and moved lock, stock, and barrel to London. Leaving everything behind in New York, Jessica is ready for her life to begin anew.
A definite foodie, Jessica recounts her favo ...more
3.5 Stars
Thank you for the publisher for providing me an ARC via netgalley.
I REALLY loved the descriptions of food in this one and only wish there could have been more of that side of things! This was a really great look at the authors life moving from America to London in search of great love and great food. This book is getting a 3.5 star for me as I found a lot of the diet culture references / fatphobic remarks were unnecessary and just left a sour taste in my mouth. Shame really as otherwise ...more
Thank you for the publisher for providing me an ARC via netgalley.
I REALLY loved the descriptions of food in this one and only wish there could have been more of that side of things! This was a really great look at the authors life moving from America to London in search of great love and great food. This book is getting a 3.5 star for me as I found a lot of the diet culture references / fatphobic remarks were unnecessary and just left a sour taste in my mouth. Shame really as otherwise ...more
I’ve recently been enjoying memoirs, particularly food and travel memoirs, so Craving London felt right up my alley. I didn’t like this book as much as I anticipated, unfortunately. There were hardly any recipes in the book, and for a book billed as a good memoir, I was really disappointed in that. The recipes that were included were barely even recipes at all (peanut butter and jam sandwich? Applesauce?). The title and description of this book leads the reader to believe it’s more about food th
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I2w was fortunate to receive a copy of this book for free and I voluntarily reviewed it.
What a wonderful story!
So much depth, power and learning in it. I fell in love with Jessica from the first pages as she untangled herself from her Catholic education to understanding who she was as a teenager.
I liked the way Jessica used names such as The Boyfriend or The Accountant, you get the idea of their strengths and weaknesses. You don’t need to know anything more about them but how they relate to her ...more
What a wonderful story!
So much depth, power and learning in it. I fell in love with Jessica from the first pages as she untangled herself from her Catholic education to understanding who she was as a teenager.
I liked the way Jessica used names such as The Boyfriend or The Accountant, you get the idea of their strengths and weaknesses. You don’t need to know anything more about them but how they relate to her ...more
Ha! Best ever cookbook! Absolutely kick starts from the first paragraph! Sex and food just go together soooo well- pure genius! And it takes place in London, England- even better! Jessica Stone has created a cookbook that is just as entertaining a story of her love life (men's names changed to protect their identities.) This is a hoot to read while maybe fixing a recipe or a few from breakfast to dinner while reading. Maybe a good inspiration for our own cookbooks.
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I received a Kindle arc from N ...more
Let’s start this review off simply! This book is divinely delicious, amusing and gave me an appetite for good food and more chapters. I loved it.
The story begins with an end of a relationship and the start of a journey, a journey of self discovery, travel and taste buds. The Author writes her own story and brings with it recipes and meals that coincide with the situations she has found herself in, whether to enjoy during each chapter of her life or to satisfy herself despite the situation.
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The story begins with an end of a relationship and the start of a journey, a journey of self discovery, travel and taste buds. The Author writes her own story and brings with it recipes and meals that coincide with the situations she has found herself in, whether to enjoy during each chapter of her life or to satisfy herself despite the situation.
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Date reviewed: October 12, 2020
When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is once again closed and you are continuing to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #secondwave is upon us, superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today.
I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the aut ...more
When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is once again closed and you are continuing to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #secondwave is upon us, superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today.
I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the aut ...more
Thank you to Ripe Press for providing me with a copy of Jessica Stone’s memoir Craving London: Confessions of an Incurable Romantic with an Insatiable Appetite, in exchange for an honest review.
After a break-up in her twenties, New Yorker Jessica Stone took a leap of faith and without having an apartment (flat) or job, she moved to London. Failure was not an option as Stone literally pounded the pavement looking for openings at copy writing agencies and trying to navigate life in her new city. S ...more
After a break-up in her twenties, New Yorker Jessica Stone took a leap of faith and without having an apartment (flat) or job, she moved to London. Failure was not an option as Stone literally pounded the pavement looking for openings at copy writing agencies and trying to navigate life in her new city. S ...more
Craving London: Confessions of an Incurable Romantic with an Insatiable Appetite by Jessica Stone. Thanks to @mindbuckmedia and @ripepress for the gifted copy ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Newly single Jessica travels to London in hopes of finding true love. As she dates in a new culture, she begins a culinary adventure.
This is a food lovers dream memoir. The descriptions of food are likely to make you hungry, no matter how much food you’ve just ate. There are recipes dispersed throughout the book, with witty titles a ...more
Newly single Jessica travels to London in hopes of finding true love. As she dates in a new culture, she begins a culinary adventure.
This is a food lovers dream memoir. The descriptions of food are likely to make you hungry, no matter how much food you’ve just ate. There are recipes dispersed throughout the book, with witty titles a ...more
I found this memoir to be charming and delightful. The book follows author Jessica Stone on a journey of self-discovery as she moves from the US to London in search of a new life, true love, and great food. Stone’s writing is engaging and humorous, taking us through her adventures (or misadventures) in dating as well as her exploration of food from her favorite restaurants to her eventual training at Le Cordon Bleu.
Personally, I found this book relatable and inspiring as someone who also studie ...more
Personally, I found this book relatable and inspiring as someone who also studie ...more
This isn't the sort of book I tend to read. But, I am a Londoner who loves her food and so I was attracted to this book solely based on the title.
Craving London is described as the author's memoir as she indulges a culinary adventure in a new city. However, I found it be more of a collection of anecdotal tales (some of which involve food). Set around the time as the author adjusts to her new life in London.
As I live in West London, I loved the author's joy when she talked about Chiswick High Roa ...more
Craving London is described as the author's memoir as she indulges a culinary adventure in a new city. However, I found it be more of a collection of anecdotal tales (some of which involve food). Set around the time as the author adjusts to her new life in London.
As I live in West London, I loved the author's joy when she talked about Chiswick High Roa ...more
I was completely baffled while reading the first chapter. It was a very descriptive account of the author’s ambivalence about the fact that she had sex with her boyfriend, since she was brought up as a Catholic. She was also living in New York at the time. I actually went back to look at the book description to see why the title was Craving London.
Then, aha, she does actually throw caution to the wind and make a move to London with no concrete career plans lined up in advance. Jessica pretty muc ...more
Then, aha, she does actually throw caution to the wind and make a move to London with no concrete career plans lined up in advance. Jessica pretty muc ...more
If you love food, love romance, or love just London in general, this is the book for you. Jessica Stone's book is at once a cookbook and at once a recipe for finding peace within yourself (within or without a relationship).
I really liked her descriptions of all the culinary repasts one can find in London. I loved her search for the perfect New York bagel and her journey through cooking schools. I loved that she went to Hong Kong and purposefully ate the street vendors' food. This book is a darin ...more
I really liked her descriptions of all the culinary repasts one can find in London. I loved her search for the perfect New York bagel and her journey through cooking schools. I loved that she went to Hong Kong and purposefully ate the street vendors' food. This book is a darin ...more
Reading Craving London: Confessions of an Incurable Romantic with an Insatiable Appetite is like sneaking a peak at the diary of a good friend to see how the people and events shaped the person they are today. This book is part comedy with hilarious anecdotes from the dating scene and part travel guide with bucket list recommendations on what/where to eat to live in London. I found these recommendations refreshing since we have all been trapped at home during COVID and need to be able to live vi
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Food, check. Travel, check. Dating/romance, double-check. Beauty of Life & Learning?
Something magical happens when these elements are brought together in the hands of a passionate master.
I love travel. I love good food. I love experiencing new things. Stone is a woman after my own heart.
She's after the heart of EVERY woman stuck at some point in their lives and are not sure of the way forward to something better. I felt, as if she was taking me by the hand on her jou ...more
Food, check. Travel, check. Dating/romance, double-check. Beauty of Life & Learning?
Something magical happens when these elements are brought together in the hands of a passionate master.
I love travel. I love good food. I love experiencing new things. Stone is a woman after my own heart.
She's after the heart of EVERY woman stuck at some point in their lives and are not sure of the way forward to something better. I felt, as if she was taking me by the hand on her jou ...more
I really like the chapter entitled, “Feed Me Love.” Jessica hits on so many great truths in here. I like how open she was about her pain, and that she found a path to overcome that pain. I also found it funny and honest how she acknowledged that her contentedness only lasted a week. Very relatable! But it’s weeks like that that get us through the other 51 of the year.
Jessica’s style of writing is very engaging, honest, and made me keep turning pages. I’m looking forward to testing out some of th ...more
Jessica’s style of writing is very engaging, honest, and made me keep turning pages. I’m looking forward to testing out some of th ...more
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The only difference between those who do and those who don’t is just that — doing it.”
On the cusp of her 30th birthday, Jessica decides to leave her NYC life behind and move to London for a fresh start. This memoir follows her move across the Atlantic, her job search in a new city, her dating life in a different culture, her discovery of new cuisines, and it’s packed with some stellar recipes!
I enjoyed reading Jessica’s story. I think it’s incredibly brave to up and move to another country, let ...more
On the cusp of her 30th birthday, Jessica decides to leave her NYC life behind and move to London for a fresh start. This memoir follows her move across the Atlantic, her job search in a new city, her dating life in a different culture, her discovery of new cuisines, and it’s packed with some stellar recipes!
I enjoyed reading Jessica’s story. I think it’s incredibly brave to up and move to another country, let ...more
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I love visiting London and as a single girl in my mid-(or more realistically late) 30's I could relate to many of her stories and struggles. While reading about her journey to move to London, I jotted down several quotes and am looking forward to trying several of the recipes. I also jotted down the names of a few restaurants I want to try the next time I'm in London. One of the things I particularly like about memoirs is that the stories aren't wrapped up in a tidy little package and tied with
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Thank you to Netgalley, Jessica Stone and Ripe Press for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
I love memoirs, which I have said time and time again, and I love reading about ordinary people and their lives. This one in particular really intrigued me: I am a Londoner and I absolutely love food. I had images of the culinary delights of London being described with a real hone in on British food. However, that is not what this book really is about.
I found the book quite confused and i ...more
I love memoirs, which I have said time and time again, and I love reading about ordinary people and their lives. This one in particular really intrigued me: I am a Londoner and I absolutely love food. I had images of the culinary delights of London being described with a real hone in on British food. However, that is not what this book really is about.
I found the book quite confused and i ...more
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Now I am not normally a memoir reader. Although sometimes I do make exceptions for ones that contain humor. This was enjoyable, it was well written and descriptive, which I enjoyed being that i have never been to London. It also had recipes at the end of most of the chapters, which I thought was a great touch! I enjoyed the authors growth and how she became fearless and unstoppable.
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Dec 22, 2020
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Jessica has given us a charming book filled with stories about love of food and love of love. The recipes she includes made me hungry just reading them--I dog eared almost every one of them to try!
As for the love of love portion...we've all dated at least one or two of these men. We know how it feels to have our emotions and hope shoot high into the air only to come crashing right back down. These stories make Jessica's book so relatable, and you will root for her as she details her dating adve ...more
As for the love of love portion...we've all dated at least one or two of these men. We know how it feels to have our emotions and hope shoot high into the air only to come crashing right back down. These stories make Jessica's book so relatable, and you will root for her as she details her dating adve ...more
I won a copy of the ebook in a Goodreads giveaway. I really enjoyed this book. I actually moved to London around the same time that the author was there, and we are around the same age, so I was interested to read her experience. I enjoyed reading about her athletic pursuits and going to pastry school. Her run-ins with different Mr. Wrongs was very relatable! I thought the author was very likable and I would love a follow up to see how she's doing now. The book was an easy read and kept my atten
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This book is like sitting down and having a fantastic cup of coffee with a friend you haven't seen in a while. You just pick up where you left off with all the candor of being long time friends. Part travel memoir, part dating story, part cookbook: it's everything I want in a book. The chapters are easy to digest. The story holds your attention. The recipes are well written and easy to follow. 10/10. Will definitely read again.
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I really enjoyed this memoir about a woman who ups & moved to London all by herself, the food she ate along the way, and the growth she experienced. I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the food she had, & the recipes at the end of the chapters. If you enjoy travel & food, you’ll enjoy this journey of self-discovery.
I really enjoyed this memoir. Warning: It will make you hungry! I appreciated the conclusions the author came to in her search for love. Also, having lived in England and an American, there were a lot of experiences in this book I could relate to. (I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)
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I recommend this book to anyone who loves London -has fantasized about living there , is single , and loves food . I really appreciated her honesty and the fact she turned within and didn’t look to someone else to make her happy . Her story is inspiring and I look forward to her next book .
I recommend this book to anyone who loves London -has fantasized about living there , is single , and loves food . I really appreciated her honesty and the fact she turned within and didn’t look to someone else to make her happy . Her story is inspiring and I look forward to her next book .
Enjoyable, feel-good read. The author brings you along on her journey of self discovery during her years living in London, including deliciously descriptive accounts of all the glorious cuisine she created and enjoyed along the way.
Ms. Stone is an extremely talented writer with a gift for making the reader feel that he or she is observing the scenes she describes first hand. You will laugh and sigh as you follow her on her dating and eating escapades in London and beyond. I highly recommend reading her memoir!
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Jessica Stone has spent a hearty chunk of her time plotting what to eat next and pondering the mysteries of love, both of which come together in a lot of what she writes.
Jessica grew up in a Cuban family in Miami and studied journalism at New York University before moving to London in 2004, where she trained in patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu and wrote a blog that became the basis for Craving London. ...more
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