Weiss was employed as a literary scout and cookbook editor in New York where, in 2005, she started the food blog The Wednesday Chef.
[3][1][4] Weiss was employed as a literary scout at Bettina Schrewe and later became senior editor at Stewart, Tabori & Chang, a publisher whose acquisitions focused on cookbooks and books on crafts.
[9] The book covers Weiss's childhood spent with parents who resided in separate countries, her career in the New York publishing industry, and her life since moving to Berlin.
At the end of each chapter, the reader is presented with a recipe for a food previously mentioned in the text—German, Italian, and American dishes representing the places Weiss has lived.
"[13] Sue White of Library Journal recommended the book, finding it a "charming" food memoir suited to those who enjoy the works of Laurie Colwin or M.F.K.
[16] She described the recipe-gathering process as a two-year effort that involved investigating antique cookbooks, then consulting friends and family, and corroborating her research using the internet.