Food-Related Stories
  • Published: 16 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593223499
  • Imprint: Penguin Workshop
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $19.99

Food-Related Stories

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“Gaby Melian tells so many stories through her relationship with food—about love, about loss, about hard work, and about finding her passion. The pages are dripping with delicious smells and tastes, and will give you a new way to look at both cooking and what it means to have a plan.” —Molly Birnbaum, editor in chief, America’s Test Kitchen Kids

In this moving, personal account, chef and activist Gaby Melian shares her journey with food and how creating a relationship with food -- however simple or complicated -- is a form of activism in its own right.

“Gaby Melian tells so many stories through her relationship with food—about love, about loss, about hard work, and about finding her passion. The pages are dripping with delicious smells and tastes, and will give you a new way to look at both cooking and what it means to have a plan.” —Molly Birnbaum, editor in chief, America’s Test Kitchen Kids

In this moving, personal account, chef and activist Gaby Melian shares her journey with food and how creating a relationship with food -- however simple or complicated -- is a form of activism in its own right.

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. This is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists.

"Food rescued me so many other times -- not only because I sold food to survive. I cook to entertain; I cook to be liked; I cook to be loved." In this installment, chef and activist Gaby Melian shares her personal journey with food -- from growing up in Argentina to her time as a Jersey City street vendor and later, as Bon Appetit's test kitchen manager. Powerful and full of heart, here, Melian explores how we can develop a relationship with food that's healthy, sustainable, and thoughtful.
  • Published: 16 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593223499
  • Imprint: Penguin Workshop
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $19.99
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Praise for Food-Related Stories

 “When I think of Gaby Melian, I think of a great cook, a great friend, and a great soul. Reading through Food-Related Stories, I can hear her voice in my head and see the twinkle in her eye. Gaby brings all her characteristic warmth, generosity, humor, and compassion to the page as she shares stories of her journey growing up in Argentina, becoming a chef, and deepening her relationship with food and cooking. In doing so, she teaches us about grace, resilience, and positive thinking, and reminds us of food’s power to connect ourselves with others and the community around us. We should all be like Gaby—cook a little more, share a little more, and smell a little more.”
—Claire Saffitz, New York Times best-selling author and chef
 
 “Gaby Melian isn’t just a great cook; she’s a great storyteller. It’s wonderful to learn more about one of the warmest and most generous human beings in the food world!”
—Kerry Diamond, founder and editor in chief, Cherry Bombe
 
"Melian is a positive advocate for teens who may want to be chefs themselves, as well as those who simply love food... A positive addition to all young-adult collections."
—Booklist
 
"Melian’s short but expressive memoir about her life experiences and working with food will inspire readers to savor all of the ingredients of happiness in life."
—School & Library Journal