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You are Invited: Diplomats, Diasporas, and Degustation
[Hardback - 2022]
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List Price: Rs.14000
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Category: Cooking
Sub-category: Pakistani & Indian
Additional Category: Coffee Tables
Publisher: Vmh Publishing | ISBN: 9781737832423 | Pages: 365
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"Marina’s home represents the best of who we are - a blend of eastern mehmanawazi (hospitality) and the western swinging door salon welcome. The invitation is ever present to all of us who arrive from far corners looking for a familiar and soft landing pad - whether it is students, senator or diplomats- you make space for all. And, those who are your friends find a feast at your table - a feast of food and fawning, of conversation and camaraderie - you bring alive the old world and nothing is more precious. Marina’s magic Zindabad!” Bimla Bissell of Fabindia "For over three decades, the Fareed family home in Manhattan has been an oasis for the South Asian diaspora. Many, like me, have enjoyed an atmosphere of unusual grace and open heartedness. In ‘You are invited’, Marina shares her recipes, introduces us to an amazing cast of characters, and lifts the veil on entertaining with simplicity, warmth and elegance." Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author of ‘The Emperor of All Maladies’ “As far back as one can remember Marina Fareed’s household has been a refuge, a haven, for family and friends. Everyone is famously met by warmth, hospitality, by the balm of fried onions. It’s always been coming together, whether over a plate of daal or a seven-course spread. You Are Invited is a celebration of this special ecosystem, of food and relationships that span generations. H.M Naqvi, Award-Winning Author of Home Boy and The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack/

Marina Fareed is a stalwart of the global South Asian community. For decades she has been known as a facilitator, connector, hostess, and spirit of goodwill. Daughter of a high-ranking Pakistani official and wife of an Ambassador, Marina’s life has been populated, colorful, and diverse. In the course of living in Spain, Lisbon, Mexico, and New York City – where she has resided for forty years – Marina has balanced myriad worlds and artfully built bridges for her native Pakistan. She has cultivated amazing friendships and welcomed an inimitable cast of characters to her home. In You are Invited, Marina shares experiences, characters, and recipes gathered along the way, as well as her perspectives on life and entertaining. Outside of her engaged social, family, and community life, Marina supports the work of several development programs and NGOs serving the sub-continent.

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