Appetites: What happens when you give a girl a knife?

Cover for Amy Thielen's 2017 book
Cover for Amy Thielen's 2017 book
Penguin Random House

If you've ever wondered what it's like to work in some of the most demanding kitchens of New York, you'll find out in Amy Thielen's new book.

Or, if you've been curious about retreating to a rustic, off-the-grid existence 20 miles from Park Rapids, you'll also find that out in Thielen's new book.

She's done both, and she wrote about the experiences in a new memoir called "Give a Girl a Knife."

Thielen will be in Fargo on Thursday and Park Rapids on Saturday for book tour events.

She joined All Things Considered host Tom Crann to discuss the book and her array of culinary experience.

Use the audio player above to hear their chat.

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