It's finally here -- The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook is officially in stores today! And that's not all; word on the street is it's already the #1 new release on Amazon for vegetarian cookbooks! It feels surreal. As if that weren't enough excitement for the day, I got to start off the morning with an interview [...]
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Upcoming book release events, and great article in Eater SF
It's hard to believe that, after months in the making, the release date of my cookbook is almost here! This weekend I'll be at Berkeley Bowl signing the very first books to get into the hands of the public... I'm excited, nervous, elated, sad (that my mom couldn't be here to witness this), proud, and [...]
Diablo Magazine raves about The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook!
Diablo Magazine featured The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook as the first in a list of must-have cookbooks this spring! Below is the text, with a link to the full article here.
We made the Epicurious List!
I couldn't be more thrilled to see The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook on Epicurious' list of must-buys this spring! Here's the text, and a link to the full article:
Huge news! The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook is in production!
If you're wondering where I've disappeared to, the answer is a fantastic one. After signing with Berkeley-based publisher, Parallax Press, I have devoted every spare minute of the Spring and Summer to the project of my dreams: The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook. If you haven't already figured this out from my blog title, I'm kind of [...]
Three Sister’s Succotash with Crispy Sage (Vegan!)
The other day I did one of those double glances -- the kind you do when a super hot guy walks past you and you reflexively jerk your head back twice to confirm he was really that good-looking. Except I did it with beans. I walked past these little babies in Berkeley Bowl and after [...]
Cardoon Moroccan Stew (Vegan!)
Cardoons, or Cardoni, are one of those things that you've probably passed by in someone's garden or a city park, not realizing that a delectable treat was just at your fingertips (if you're willing to brave the prickly leaves, peel away the fibrous strings, chop them, and boil them for thirty minutes before you even get [...]
Cheddar Cauliflower Mac & Cheese (Vegan!)
I feel like Kraft Mac & Cheese defines every millennial's childhood. Who doesn't remember throwing down their Jansport backpack, grabbing their Skip-It and working up an appetite until mom served you a pile of that gooey mac & cheese for dinner. The truth is my mom almost exclusively served us healthy, homemade, unprocessed food, to the point [...]
Romanesco Two Ways: Pickles and Slaw
Last week I got to do the equivalent of hanging out back stage at a Rolling Stones concert -- I got to go to a "managers' breakfast" with the rock stars of Berkeley Bowl. Diane and Glenn Yasuda opened up Berkeley Bowl in the 1970's and have built a dedicated team of produce buyers and managers that [...]
Roasted Leeks with Blood Oranges
This week's recipe is one that I developed for an article I wrote for Bay Area News Group, just released this morning. Given the "mainstreamedness" of the readership, I had to keep things a bit more tame to be accessible to a wider audience, while still giving the recipes an "exotic" spin to stay true to [...]