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In April 2007 in San Francisco, my friend Jenna hosted Seder for the first time. I was 27, in graduate school, living in the city with two of my best buddies in a walkup apartment. In classic late-twentiesdom, our friends were navigating various milestones – graduate school, new-ish careers, relationships, and other adventures. Neon Bible was Arcade Fire’s brand new album, George W. Bush was President, and the first Iphone had not yet come out.
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WHY WE COOK: WOMEN ON FOOD, IDENTITY, AND CONNECTION (Workman Publishing, Hardcover, 2021) I want to share a little more about how this project grew from an idea to a real [luscious! colorful! 240 page!] book over the last three years. The short story is: it grew from questions. After I became a mom, and […]
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© Lindsay Gardner 2019 I’ve been holding on to a BIG SECRET for a quite some time, and I finally get to share it with you today. Hang on to your hats! ** I’M WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING A BOOK!! ** Titled WHY WE COOK, the book will be published by the iconic WORKMAN PUBLISHING (!!!) […]
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I’ve just listed my new Lily of the Valley print on my shop. From now through March 14, which will mark the one month anniversary of the horrific Stoneman Douglas Shooting rampage, I’m donating all proceeds from the sale of this print to Everytown For Gun Safety. This is a small gesture- one that seems […]
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Today I meant to do a lot of responsible things but instead I listened to this album (on CD), retraced a lot of teenage-angsty-hair-blowing-in-the-wind-with-open-windows-in-the-car feelings and drew this cover art and had a nostalgic afternoon thinking about the freedom and crucial nature of music and art and how profound and hard and beautiful and important […]
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