Poor Man's Feast

The James Beard Award-winning narrative journal about the intersection of sustenance, nature, and the creative spirit (and sometimes, a recipe).

By Elissa Altman
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“Elissa writes gorgeously about the creative life, especially memoir. Delicious recipes included.”
Laura McKowen, Love Story
“Elissa’s writing articulates so many of my previously unsayable feelings. I have never once wished for my time back after I’ve read her. She is courageous, talented, and highly recommended.”
Allison, Allison Moorer: The Autotelic
“Poor Man’s Feast weaves together threads of our life together n this world. Read it for the writing and the concepts.”
Annabel Ascher, Annabel's Odyssey