C265 The Taste of Childhood

Zettie's mind was often flooded with vivid snapshots of her childhood:

Her father, Lowell, who had divorced her mother and was clueless in the kitchen, frequently took her on culinary adventures to various restaurants.

A bottle of cheap liquor and a plate of steaming dry shredded tofu were almost always present on the table, an image deeply etched into young Zettie's memory