My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur
by Romney Steele
 My Nepenthe
weaves together stories and tales from the famous California
restaurant perched on the majestic cliffs of Big Sur. It celebrates the
magic and history of place through food and the Fassett family who
started Nepenthe. In 2009 Nepenthe commemorates sixty years of bringing
writers, artists, dancers, travelers, actors and cooks together around
the table.
Throughout the book, readers will enjoy a collection of
seventy-five tempting recipes from the Fassetts, the restaurant, and the
café, along with the history, stories, anecdotes, archive
black-and-white photography, as well as the breath-taking full color
photography by Sara Remington. It includes a bonus interview with the
producer of The Sandpiper (1965), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard
Burton, partially filmed on the Nepenthe terrace. Ultimately, My
Nepenthe is a story about food, family, and the culture of place,
and how it all unfolds around the table and why that matters.
Romney (Nani) Steele is a writer, cook, and food stylist, and the
granddaughter of Bill and Lolly Fassett, creators of Nepenthe
Restaurant. She grew up at the family restaurant and opened Café
Kevah, located on the grounds of Nepenthe. She lives in Oakland,
California with her two children.
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