Everything Cookbooks
Everything Cookbooks
Andrea Nguyen, Molly Stevens, Kate Leahy, Kristin Donnelly
128: Memoir Writing with Sutanya Dacres of Dinner for One
46 minutes Posted May 14, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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Kate and Molly speak with podcast host Sutanya Dacres about her debut memoir, Dinner for One, which was inspired by her podcast of the same name. Sutanya shares how her 'anti-fairytale' led to a show and a book, how she developed her writer's voice and her thoughts on what makes a memoir and why her book is unique to the 'American in Paris' lexicon. She describes how finding the arc of the story lies in choosing the right focal points before sharing the challenges inherent in writing about real events and people and how living in Paris has shifted her approach to life. Finally, she shares some advice for aspiring memoirists and discusses her supper club, restaurant pop-ups and tells us what she has planned for the future.