A Book Filled with History and Possibility

A Book Filled with History and Possibility

Kristina Sepetys reviews Chími Nu'am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen by Sara Calvosa Olson. Sara Calvosa Olson grew up ...
A Cookbook for Your Journey

A Cookbook for Your Journey

On Chími Nu’am by Sara Calvosa Olson Review by Cheryl Angelina Koehler “This is a very inconvenient cookbook, admittedly. But ...
Inspiration from a San Francisco Izakaya: a book review and recipes

Inspiration from a San Francisco Izakaya: a book review and recipes

Book review by Kristina Sepetys Sylvan Mishima Brackett is the owner and chef of the much-celebrated Rintaro, a Japanese izakaya ...
Book Review – Italy by Ingredient: Artisanal Foods, Modern Recipes

Book Review – Italy by Ingredient: Artisanal Foods, Modern Recipes

Book review by Kristina Sepetys Author Viola Buitoni will appear at Taste of Italy at Rockridge Market Hall on October ...
Book Review – 'Italian Wine: The History, Regions, and Grapes of an Iconic Wine Country'

Book Review – ‘Italian Wine: The History, Regions, and Grapes of an Iconic Wine Country’

Book Review by Mark Middlebrook   Meet the authors at Taste of Italy at Rockridge Market Hall, October 14, 2023, ...
Poems for the Gardener and the Cook

Poems for the Gardener and the Cook

Book review by Kristina Sepetys As poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil explains in her forward to Leaning Toward Light: Poems for gardens ...
World Rice in a Cookbook: Book Review & Recipes

World Rice in a Cookbook: Book Review & Recipes

Book review by Kristina Sepetys   Whenever I’m asked if I want brown or white rice at restaurants, I always ...
Ever-Green Vietnamese: A Book Review with Recipes

Ever-Green Vietnamese: A Book Review with Recipes

Ever-Green Vietnamese: Super-Fresh Recipes, Starring Plants from Land and Sea by Andrea Nguyen. (Ten Speed Press, 2023) Book review by ...
Amigo Bob Cantisano: a Remembrance and Book Review

Amigo Bob Cantisano: a Remembrance and Book Review

By David Kupfer “Essentially, all life depends upon the soil…. There can be no life without soil and no soil ...
Bake a Brownie for Your Sweetheart

Bake a Brownie for Your Sweetheart

Bake a healthy chocolate sweet for your sweetie, and while you’re at it, look out for all our tender little ...