In her newly released cookbook, Kitchen Remix, Charlotte Druckman writes, “Kitchen Remix teaches you how to combine ingredients.  It identifies the definitive staples of today’s pantry and shows you what you can do with them.  With a well-rounded supply of ingredients in your kitchen, you can resourcefully cobble a meal together without having to go to the store all the time.”

When Druckman wrote Kitchen Remix, her intention was to write a book for people that may or may not have confidence in their ability to combine a few ingredients and create something delicious. Kitchen Remix is a guide to using ingredients you might already have in ways that are both unexpected and uncomplicated. The goal of the book is to empower people to feel less intimidated in the kitchen; the ethos being that once you have a few simple techniques mastered, cooking becomes less of a chore and more of a simple act of pleasure.

What Druckman did not anticipate was that her book would be released during a pandemic and she would have surreptitiously written a guide for getting creative with ingredients during a time when self-reliance and resourcefulness in the kitchen are critical.

As part of MOFAD’s online program series with Gastro Obscura, Druckman will be in conversation with Paula Forbes, editor of the beloved cookbook newsletter Stained Page News, and the author of The Austin Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from Deep in the Heart of Texas.

Their discussion will consider the significance of Kitchen Remix as it relates to this moment in time and within a larger historical context, as well as other cookbooks throughout history that focused on cooking with limited ingredients, such as MFK Fisher's How to Cook a Wolf which addressed cooking during a time of war-time food shortages.

Tickets for admission are available at two levels: Level One includes a reserved ticket and Level Two includes a reserved ticket plus a copy of Kitchen Remix.  Please note the cost of the book includes shipping and sales tax. Your purchase will support our partner, Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, NY.  Books are not guaranteed to arrive before the event date and cannot be shipped to a PO Box.

CHARLOTTE DRUCKMAN

Charlotte Druckman is a journalist and food writer whose work has appeared in more places than she has been able to keep track of, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Food and Wine, and Bon Appetit. She conceived and edited the collection Women on Food and is the author of Skirt Steak: Women Chefs on Standing the Heat and Staying in the Kitchen. She has also written two cookbooks: Stir, Sizzle, Bake: Recipes for Your Cast-Iron Skillet and Kitchen Remix: 75 Recipes for Making the Most of Your Ingredients, and co-wrote chef Anita Lo's Cooking Without Borders. She is also the creator of Food52's Tournament of Cookbooks (a.k.a. the Piglet) and lives in New York City.

PAULA FORBES

Paula Forbes is a freelance writer, cookbook critic, and author whose work has appeared in Texas Monthly, GQ, Lucky Peach, and many more. She is the editor of Stained Page News, a cookbook newsletter, and the author of The Austin Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from Deep in the Heart of Texas. She lives in Austin, Texas with one man, one dog, and two cats.

GASTRO OBSCURA

Gastro Obscura's mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the world through food and drink. Its articles and videos explore what food and drink reveal about the places where they’re made and the people who make them. And In partnership with chefs, historians, and other experts, Gastro Obscura helps travelers and curious people experience culinary wonders firsthand.

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