Yesterday, for the first time, I cracked open my copy of The Preservation Kitchen, the book I have been writing with Paul Virant since 2010.
It had only just arrived via Fedex, an advanced copy from Ten Speed Press. Even though I knew the book was on its way, its arrival still felt unexpected, like running into a friend you haven’t seen in a while. Flipping through the pages brought back a lot of memories–the sweltering afternoon out on Prairie Fruits Farm in Champaign, tasting honey straight from the hive at Heritage Prairie Farm outside of Geneva, the photo sessions at Vie and Perennial Virant. These are good memories.
My snapshots of the book’s pages don’t quite do justice to Jenny Wapner’s editing, Jeff Kauck’s photos or Toni Tajima’s design, but for the curious, I thought I’d share a few shots.
The details: the book runs a hair over 300 pages. It has a book jacket (we didn’t go with print on board). It’s available for pre-order on Amazon for delivery after April 3, the official publication date.
Related Links:
Picture Day #1: Shooting the Vie cookbook
Vie Cookbook Photo Shoot: On the farm
A trip to Heritage Prairie
That’s a wrap: the final shoot for the Vie cookbook
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Congratulations Kate! It looks beautiful. Can’t wait to get my copy!
Cheers,
Amy
thanks, Amy! you’ll have to let me know what you think-
Hey Kate, my mouth is watering just looking at the pictures. And with your comments above, I can’t wait to sit in the casita and read… I better have some more jars on hand. Congrats, dear Kate.
CONGRATS, Kate! This looks amaaaazing, I can’t wait to see it in person! I’m pre-ordering it on Amazon. Good job. I think you’re gonna get some major press on this.
Congrats, Kate! It looks beautiful from here – Patti
thanks,Patti! Glad you like what you see so far.