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Cookbooks, zines and stories we’ve shot, written and designed.

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  • Caffè Elena’s house vermouth and two glasses on the barvermouth hour, Caffè ElenaZine · 2026
    I Caffè StoriciZine · 2026A zine on the historic caffès of Torino and Piemonte: espresso, vermouth di Torino and gianduja.
  • Rows of date palms in a Coachella Valley grovethe date grovesJournal · 2025
    Sourced JourneysJournal · 2025The Bitter Future of California’s Date Industry, a reported feature on the growers, land and water behind America’s dates.
  • A close-up pile of mixed dates, from amber to near-blackdate season, Coachella ValleyZine · 2025
    Date PartyZine · 2025A zine about dates from the Coachella Valley: the growers, the history and five recipes.
  • Pizza coming out of a wood-fired ovenFiesole, ItalyCookbook · 2024
    Poggio La NoceCookbook · 2024Enzo’s Kitchen, a cookbook for Poggio La Noce, a winery in Fiesole, Italy.
  • A cicada on a white backgroundcicada season!Magazine · 2024
    Edible ChicagoMagazine · 2024A recipe, story and photos on the 2024 cicada emergence, and why we should eat them.
  • An overhead tablescape from the Different Leaf cannabis dinnerdinner, servedMagazine · 2022
    Different LeafMagazine · 2022A guide to hosting a cannabis-infused dinner that’s approachable and well-dosed.

A zine on the historic caffès of Torino and Piemonte: espresso, vermouth di Torino and gianduja.

vermouth hour, Caffè Elena
the date groves
date season, Coachella Valley
Fiesole, Italy
cicada season!
dinner, served

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