SILVINA DEJTER

by barb | Aug 30, 2021

ME + MY FOOD PASSIONS (150 words or less) Freshly baked pastries.  A perfectly brewed cup of coffee.  Plated dishes that are both art and food (good food, of course).  A comforting home cooked meal.  The beauty of fresh produce.  Cakes that make people smile (and...

SONIA LUNDY

by barb | Aug 30, 2021

I was born and raised in Liverpool, England, and grew up around food with my father who owned Chinese food restaurants and was also a food manufacturer. I came to California in 1986 and have two beautiful daughters. I love to hike, travel, and enjoy live...

WENNIE MO

by barb | Aug 30, 2021

My first lesson about food was that it can be a very important part of a person’s life. I was not more than 10 years old when my father took us all the way to Ipoh, Malaysia, because he wanted to have the best fresh rice noodles in the world. Showing us the city where...

WILLEM DUCKWORTH

by danikka | Jun 29, 2022

Raised in the woods of Connecticut, my relationship with food started with my father’s cooking. The meals he created every night for me and my family were inspired by his proud motto: “there is no food that I do not like to eat.” Needless to say, we experienced quite...

WINNIE LIU

by barb | Aug 30, 2021

Born and raised in San Francisco to Chinese immigrant parents who have strong roots in traditional Taishanese cooking. My earliest memories of cooking involved helping my mom and grandma make “fun guo” dumpling wrappers, pressing dough balls between a tortilla press,...