FOOD RELATED STORIES

Food Related Stories - Gaby Melian - 9780593223499

In this moving, personal account, chef and activist Gaby Melian shares her journey with food. How creating a relationship with food -- however simple or complicated -- is a form of activism in its own right.

"Food rescued me so many other times -- not only because I sold food to survive. I cook to entertain; I cook to be liked; I cook to be loved." In this installment, chef and activist Gaby Melian shares her personal journey with food -- from growing up in Argentina to her time as a Jersey City street vendor and later, as Bon Appetit's test kitchen manager. Powerful and full of heart, here, Melian explores how we can develop a relationship with food that's healthy, sustainable, and thoughtful.

Gaby Melian is a professional chef with almost twenty years of industry experience. And a lifetime of personal knowledge about food and all its many wonderful flavors. She shares her deep love of food and vast kitchen know-how across multiple food media outlets. Her life in food has led her to many roles, including street vendor, culinary instructor, official Food Revolution ambassador, Bon Appétit test kitchen manager, cooking video host--and who knows what's next!

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think, to connect and to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. This is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists.