Lunch at the Shop
The Art and Practice of the Midday Meal
$58.02
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2026
Summary
An invitation to participate in the joy of sharing a meal and savoring fresh, seasonal, healthy food
Peter Miller and his colleagues make lunch every day at his bookshop in Seattle. It may be only a salad or a sandwich, but it is fresh, and they put it together each day without a formal kitchen. Lunch at the Shop is an account and a guide to this intentional practice. It shows how to elevate the lunch break from a hurried necessity to a celebrated meal, often…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780295755229 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0295755229 |
| Author: | Peter Miller, Christopher Hirsheimer, Melissa Hamilton, Colleen Miller |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 235mm |
Critics Review
“In this concise and quaint volume, Miller celebrates all that is good about lunch with colleagues… . The book serves as a charming reminder that no matter how hectic the day or week, we still need the occasional respite. With practical ideas and promising recipes, Miller gives us the tools to achieve that.”
* Publishers Weekly *”[P]ersonable and precise.”
* Seattle Times *“It is a cookbook with recipes, but [the book] reads like a longform poem to lunch. Miller is an advocate for the midday meal, for stopping, and sitting, and coming together with coworkers over food. His language is elegant and lyrical, but his advice is specific; it’s the most practical poetry you’ll read all spring.”
* Food52 *”[N]owhere do food and literature come together quite like they do in Seattle bookseller Peter Miller’s Lunch at the Shop, a celebration of delicious back-room improvisation.”
* VOGUE *“I didn’t realize how much I was sacrificing until I read Miller’s beautiful ode to lunch—a meditation on food, togetherness and simplicity.”
* Edible San Francisco *“The photographs are terrific, courtesy of Christopher Hirscheimer and Melissa Hamilton, who you know as the creators of the Canal House cookbooks. The book has a wonderfully homemade feel; the author’s wife [Colleen Miller] did the charming illustrations. And as for Peter Miller, he’s a fine writer doing a very good imitation of a bookstore owner.”
– Jesse Kornbluth * Head Butler *Peter Miller
Peter Miller has operated his now-legendary architecture and design bookshop in Seattle since 1980. He is the author of four books, including, most recently, Shopkeeping: Stories, Advice, and Observations.
Melissa Hamilton, a renowned food stylist, editor, and chef, and Christopher Hirsheimer, an award-winning photographer, are cofounders of Canal House and authors of the James Beard Award–winning Canal House Cooks Every Day.
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