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Takeoff to Touchdown: For Every Appetite
Paperback
Food WritingCaribbean & West Indian Cooking
Publisher Price: $12.99
Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
Published: Jul 28 2026
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
More than a cookbook and more than short stories this is a book that feeds the soul as richly as it feeds the body.
Takeoff to Touchdown: For Every Appetite invites you aboard a luxurious 1994 first class flight from JFK to London Heathrow, where two strangers' bond over extraordinary food and the stories that shape a life. Course by course, from Jamaican Rum Punch and Chili Lime Roasted Nuts to sumptuous main courses and decadent desserts, you are served recipes drawn from the warmth of Southern kitchens and the vibrant spirit of Jamaica. Between each course, you discover poems and short stories that celebrate the seasons of life: childhood innocence, youthful longing, hard won resilience, and the quiet triumph of finding your way home.
This is a book for the reader who understands that a great meal is never just about the food. It is about the conversation around the table, the memories stirred by a familiar flavor, the courage it takes to share your story with a stranger. Whether you cook from these pages or simply read them, you will find nourishment for every appetite you carry.
Jacqueline Robotham and John Mark Clubb bring together their Jamaican and Southern roots to craft a genre defying collection that is equal parts recipe book, poetry anthology, and intimate narrative.
Pull your seat forward. Fasten your seatbelt. The journey from takeoff to touchdown has never tasted, or felt, this good.
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