Silencio, se come : Crónicas gourmet

Since the dawn of time, humanity has been divided between those who worship Apollo and those who worship Bacchus—between those wary of pleasure and those who unrepentantly surrender to the joys of food and drink. Isabel Coixet, needless to say, belongs to the latter group. In this exquisite collection of essays on gastronomy and lifestyle, the acclaimed filmmaker—and proud *gourmande*—invites us, in the words of Jacobo Bergareche, "to taste the good things in that world of pleasures, with the awareness of a Prometheus who knows she is stealing from the gods the fire they refuse to share with mortals—a fire she has won through the tireless labor of ants and long-suffering souls." Coixet reminds us that eating well is far more than mere sustenance: it is an act of celebration shared with those gathered at the table.