In a real dream-come-true scenario, I was invited to be part of Granor Farm’s Book + Supper Club series earlier this month with chef, cookbook author, Why We Cook contributor and friend, Abra Berens. It was an honor and a thrill to be able to share my book with guests who gathered for an evening of conversation […]

Do you ever feel like books find you at the exact right moment? During the past July and August I read these books while I was recovering from an unexpected and unsettling illness. I know that I chose them, but it felt like they were finding their way to me for a reason. Each book, in its […]

In early June during a weekend on the other side of Lake Michigan, I visited the Art Institute of Chicago – a museum that I was lucky to frequent as a kid during family visits to the city. No matter how many times I’ve been there since, each time I walk up the steps between […]

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.

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 […]

© 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 (!!!) […]