Writing Cookbooks
I work with restaurants, chefs, and wine directors to tell their story through books. My first book, A16 Food + Wine, was published by Ten Speed Press. The book garnered recognition beyond what any first-time author could imagine. Not only was it honored with the IACP Julia Child/First Book award, but it also was named IACP’s 2009 Cookbook of the Year. In addition, it was selected as Gourmet‘s cookbook of the month and praised in O, The Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Cucina Italiana, and Publishers Weekly. Food & Wine included recipes from the book in its 2009 Best of the Best Cookbook Recipes.
Since A16 Food + Wine came out, I’ve continued working with chefs and food professionals on cookbook projects, including Paul Virant (The Preservation Kitchen, April 2012) and Shelley Lindgren and Matthew Accarrino (SPQR Modern Italian Food + Wine).
Crafting the story is only part of the job. I also work as a project manager, keeping deadlines and details in order down to the last teaspoon and gram. If you have questions about what it takes to write a recipe, or if you’re curious about what it takes to write a cookbook, drop me a note at kaleahy [at] gmail [dot] com.
Current and past book projects:
