"Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life. Each chapter is bookended with an illustrated recipe-- many of them treasured family dishes, and a few of them Lucy's original inventions"--From publisher's web site.

Covering three major topics--career, money, and love--the hedge fund CEO and CNBC regular serves up advice about getting ahead in a career, overcoming failure, meeting an ideal mate, and navigating the challenges of work-life balance, and outlines a crash course in taking control of financial destiny.