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112 women tell stories, share recipes, and inspire change.
Filled with beautiful watercolor illustrations and portraits.
A perfect gift that uplifts and nourishes.

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-Carla Hall

chef, television personality, and author of Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration 

- Anita Lo 

chef and author of Solo and Cooking Without Borders

- Molly Wizenberg 


author of A Homemade Life and The Fixed Stars

"This book is a beautiful object, but it’s also much more than that: an essay collection, a trove of recipes, a guidebook for how we might use food to fight for and further justice. The women in its pages remind us that it’s in the kitchen, in the field, and around the table that we do our most vital work as human beings—and that, now more than ever, we must."

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Photo by: Smeeta Mahanti

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THURSDAY, March 31, 2022: 6:30 pm PT
OMNIVORE BOOKS, SAN FRANCISCO
Friday, April 1, 2022: 4-7pm PT
BAY GRAPE, NAPA