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366 menus

⋆ 366 menus

We are cooks and chefs, sommeliers and gardeners, dishwashers and baristas, nutritionists and kitchen chemists, flavor-finders and creatives who are passionate about sharing the delight of food.

behind the book…

hillary lauren smiles widely while holding freshly harvested purple turnips, leeks, and a variety of herbs. She’s in the garden on a partly cloudy day wearing a blue apron over a yellow shirt. (hillary lauren is formerly known as Hillary L. Bergh)

hillary lauren

Alecia Di Quattro in black and white image with 1950's rockabilly punk rock vibe.
Anani Lawson is a certified sommelier. This image shows two chilled glasses of white wine on a dark wood table.

Alecia Di Quattro

Anani Tayikos Lawson

Close-up image of Anya Kirillove with her son. Anya is smiling and has her brown hair pulled back from her face. Her son has a soft smile and is wearing an orange tshirt.
Brenda Norrie Padia with two thumbs up and a wide smile, wearing her long brown hair down and dark clothing. There are assorted bottles and pint glasses in the foreground.

Anya Kirillova

Brenda Norrie Padia

Chris Phelps pictured in front of rows of grapevines. He is smiling, wearing glasses, dark blue puffer vest over a light blue button up shirt.
Courtney Crocker Stees pictured outside in a park. Her blond hair is pulled back and she's eating a slightly melted ice cream cone.

Chris Phelps

Courtney Crocker Stees

It's Batman! No, it's Cynthia Resendiz in a black and yellow Batman costume and face mask. Cynthia is standing in superhero pose and there is a cutout of Superman in the background.
Elizabeth Schindler shown broadly smiling with her light brown hair pulled back from her face and worn long around her shoulders.

Cynthia Resendiz

Elizabeth Schindler

Elizabeth Pipes Swanson in profile view is adjusting her white lace veiled hat over her long silver hair. She is wearing a long sleeved navy blue and white horizontal striped shirt with the US flag draped over her shoulders as a cape.
Deanna Kang is a CIA grad. This is an image of purple turnips with green tops trimmed.

Elizabeth Pipes Swanson

Deanna Kang

Holly Schallon in black and white image, she is smiling widely wearing a button up dark shirt with small paisley graphics. Her dark hair is cut in a bob and partially covering one side of her face.
JanyRae (Janet) Seda with a large turkey carcass after Thanksgiving, she is posed to take a big bite. Her salt and pepper hair is pulled back from her face and there is a candle in the foreground.

Holly Schallon

JanyRae Seda

Jared Jabouri is on the back of a motorcycle for a ride, he's wearing full gear. Kevin Patterson is in the driver position of his motorcycle, full gear on and ready to go.
Jeff Flowers close up shot in black and white. He is smirking and has a neatly trimmed salt and pepper beard.

Jared Jabouri

Jeff Flowers

Kaitlin Parish pictured brightly smiling at an outdoor event, she is sitting at a table with a bouquet of golden sunflowers in the foreground. She is wearing a short sleeved black top and her dark hair is in a bob.
Kali Mulligan profile view while sipping a glass of rose wine and wearing a dark shirt with an image of a cat shaped pizza. A city neighborhood is in the background.

Kaitlin Parish

Kali Mulligan

Kevin Patterson shown in the driver position of his motorcycle, full gear on and ready to go. Jared Jabouri is on the back for a ride and he's also wearing full gear.
Kim Tran pictured broadly smiling with her dark hair pulled back. She is wearing a denim button up shirt and there is pale wood paneling in the background.

Kevin Patterson

Kimberly Tran

Leslie Eckert-Page pictured with one of her cats, they are wearing matching brown knitted sweaters. Leslie is holding the cat and smiling.
Luis Rodriguez pictured in a dark shirt with close cropped beard and hair. His arms are around his parents on either side of him, mom wearing orange and dad wearing light blue. There is a spread of food in front of them.

Leslie Eckert-Page

Luis Rodriguez

Image of Marsha Nunes' dog Jackson, a small black pug wearing a flannel jacket. Marsha's leg and foot are in the background.
Megan Vernon (Croom) pictured in her family's home kitchen. She is smiling widely and looking off camera while holding a pink polka dot coffee mug in one hand and her cell phone in the other hand.

Marsha Nunes

Megan Vernon (Croom)

Nerissa Ward pictured wearing a white chefs coat layered with black and white striped apron. Her hair is pulled back, she is wearing glasses and doing the peace symbol. Her Chutney Mary's bright pink food truck is in the background.
Pushpa Pandya shown wearing her Diwali finest of teal, gold, and black. Her long dark hair is worn down and she is smiling widely.

Nerissa Ward

Pushpa Pandya

Ronnie Apolo pictured holding a very large bunch of freshly harvested greens and a stainless steel bowl. He is wearing black graphic tee, a beanie, and shorts, and is standing outside in front of plank wood wall.
Salle Madison smiling widely at the camera wearing bright teal rain gear. It is rainy and she's holding her catch, a salmon, in one hand, a pole in the other hand, and standing on the edge of an Alaska waterway.

Ronnie kelii
lee-Apolo

Salle Madison

A fuzzy picture showing Sal Calone's hands muddling fresh lemons. There is a large pile of squeezed lemon peels and a nearly empty box in the foreground.
Sean Randall pictured holding a large burger with a few bites missing. He has a slight smile while looking at the camera. He is wearing dark casual clothes, a ball cap, dark rimmed glasses, and has his beard closely cropped.

Salvatore Calone

Sean Randall

Simona Pinon-Buergi and her father Hans Buergi pictured with arms around each other as they face the camera. Both have sunglasses perched in their dark hair and are smiling. Simona is holding a glass of wine.
Simona Vallone is smiling broadly and looking to the camera while holding a red hued cocktail. She has her dark curly hair down and is wearing a black collared shirt with white graphic pattern. She is sitting at a counter in a restaurant.

Simona Pinon-Buergi
& Hans Buergi

Simona Vallone

Trac Hoang pictured on a boat. He is holding his catch, a golden colored snapper, and has a fishing pole in the other hand. He is smiling widely down at the fish.
Winson Duong pictured at profile in a kitchen while preparing food. He is wearing a dark blue apron over a grey long sleeve shirt.

Trac Hoang

Winson Duong
Abel Padilla has short dark hair and close cropped beard, is wearing a dark chefs coat with short sleeves. His arms are crossed and he is softly smiling.

Adriana Telias

Abel F. Padilla

Nate Bader caught middle of turning to run, he is wearing a white chefs coat, black ball cap, and dark rimmed glasses with closely cropped dark beard. There are potted plants and a yellow wall in background.
Michelle Brightstar snapped just after putting a large bite of delicious food in her mouth. One hand is covering her mouth. She is wearing her dark long hair down in a black puffer coat and is holding a plate.

Nate Bader

Michelle Brightstar

An Anthology of Seasonal Stories and Flavors Inspired by People, Places, and Joyful Moments

A choose-your-own-adventure of delectable menus to celebrate every day of the year—including Leap Day!

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A little of how it happened…

This collection spans many lifetimes. It is inspired by countless faces and places and moments of joy, wonder, heartache, success, passion, and play.

What started in late 2019 as a solo project became so much more. Growing to 37 contributors during the uncertainty that was 2020-2021, we are celebrating the good of the world to maintain the energy for taking meaningful and purposeful actions against hate and destruction.

Our hope is that you find inspiration within the pages of this anthology to come together with loved ones, estranged ones, new ones to share a plate and find laugher, humanity, and peace. To see our shared culture of food.