The Urban Forager: Culinary Exploring & Cooking on L.A.’s Eastside

The Urban Forager is a cookbook, guide, and irresistible invitation to both the novice and adventurous food lover to explore the rich, diverse culinary cultures of Los Angeles' eastside. Food makers representing the eastside's diverse traditions share beloved recipes, ingredients, innovations, and neighborhood resources. It's a hands-on, stunningly photographed collection of inspiring recipes, profiles, and references for both novice and adventurous home cooks, as well as the culinarily curious. Includes profiles of and recipes by such acclaimed cooks as Minh Phan (porridge + puffs), Sumi Chang, and Mario Rodriguez, as well as Elisa Callow's wise, clear kitchen advice and foolproof recipes for delicious everyday dishes.

Elisa Callow shares her recipes and food discoveries on her blog, The Urban Forager. The former founding director of the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, California, she is a consultant in the nonprofit world with a focus on the arts and education. She lives in Altadena.

Photographer Ann Elliott Cutting is a professional photographer based in Pasadena, California. She’s on the photography faculty of Art Center College of Design, is a ceramicist, and, to really round things out, is also a molecular biologist who has worked at Caltech.