This is a book for all those eager to explore that first fraught affair of our hearts: family love and the stories that express and sustain it. Laura Elise Taylor writes of – and with – courage, passion and hope, bridging vast differences of age and experience, language and culture to bring herself, her family and her readers to that bittersweet place we all long for – home.

- Janice Kulyk Keefer, author of Thieves

A Taste for Paprika is a tenderly written history of love and loss and ultimately, renewal, its secrets unfolding through the communion of generations in the quieter moments of life: in kitchens, at tables, beneath the silver ting of soup spoons.

- Natale Ghent, author of No Small Thing

Food, memory, history, and a sparkling imagination are expertly thrown into the mix in this compelling and moving family memoir. Written with eloquence, wisdom, and ever the right spirit of discovery, A Taste for Paprika marks an impressive debut by a hugely gifted storyteller.

- Ajay Heble, author of Rebel Musics: Human Rights, Resistant Sounds, and the Politics of Music Making

At the knee of her Hungarian Oma, Laura Taylor has apprenticed in the fine arts of cooking and storytelling, and she serves up a family history that is a perfect melding of memory, reflection, elision, and invention. At times playful, at times searing, A Taste for Paprika is a moving book, compassionate and beautifully written.

-Charlene Diehl, author of lamentations