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Why we cook : women on food, identity, and connection / Lindsay Gardner.

Van Pelt Library TX649.A1 G37 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Gardner, Lindsay, author, illustrator.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women cooks--Interviews.
Women cooks.
Food--Social aspects.
Food.
Genre:
Recipes.
Essays.
Interviews.
Physical Description:
231 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Workman Publishing, [2021]
Summary:
"Join the conversation with more than one hundred women restaurateurs, activists, food writers, home cooks, and professional chefs, including Carla Hall, Ruth Reichl, Julia Turshen, Dorie Greenspan, Priya Krishna, Leah Penniman, Rachel Khong, Osayi Endolyn, Bonnie Tsui, and many others-all of whom are changing the world of food. Featuring essays, profiles, recipes, and more, Why We Cook is curated and illustrated by author and artist Lindsay Gardner, whose visual storytelling gifts bring nuance and insight into their words and their work, revealing the power of food to nourish, uplift, inspire curiosity, and effect change"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Memorable Meals
Ruth Reichl
Julia Turshen
Yewande Komolafe
Amanda Saab
Jess Thomson
Alana Newhouse
Kitchen Portraits
Carla Hall
Renee Erickson
Dorie Greenspan
Barbara Lynch
Anita Lo
Joyce Goldstein
Anya Fernald
Tanya Holland
Deborah Madison
Gail Simmons
Essays
Gray Chapman
Abby Fuller
Polina Chesnakova
Amanda Cohen
Deborah A. Harris
Katianna Hong
Osayi Endolyn
Arielle Johnson
Annie Happel
Elaine Chukan Brown
Cara Mangini
Bonnie Tsui
Rachel Khong
Leticia Landa
Home Cooks In Conversation
Overview
Cooking is
What are your most treasured kitchen objects?
What season makes you most excited to cook?
What do you cook when you're exhausted? What do you cook when you're energized?
What is the most useful piece of cooking advice you've received?
How do conversations about food inspire you?
Recipes
Priya Krishna
Abra Berens
Nicole Ponseca
Jessica B. Harris
Hillel Echo-Hawk
Elizabeth Binder
Mimi Mendoza
Sara Forte
Nite Yun
Ashley Rodriguez
Ashleigh Shanti
Profiles
Leah Penniman
Ana Ros
CeliaSack
Rosio Sanchez
Cristina Martinez
Robyn Sue Fisher
Minara Begum & Emily Staugaitis
Christa Chase
Liz Alpern
Kate Williams
Christine Ha
Niki Nakayama
Mutsuko Soma
Jen Castle & Blake Spalding
Haile Thomas
Contributors In Conversation
Activists & Changemakers
What is your favorite part of the cooking process?
How do you overcome creative ruts?
How can women help each other grow and succeed in the food industry?
Food Truckers
How do you balance your work and personal life?
What do you think of as comforting or healing food?
Bakers Who Give Back
Describe a cooking failure or success and how it impacted you
What is your favorite ingredient?
Women in Wine
Who is your mentor or hero?
Veggie Visionaries
What kitchen tools do you love most?
What legacy do you hope to create with your life's work?
If you could eat a meal with one person, who would you choose and what would you eat together?
Work Wives
What is the greatest lesson you've learned from cooking?
Ice Cream Innovators
What do you hope will change in the future?.
Notes:
"With essays, interviews, recipes, and more from 112 women in food" -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (page 229).
ISBN:
9781523509744
1523509740
OCLC:
1235902521
Publisher Number:
99989131489

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