Detroit native and “America’s Test Kitchen” cast member Elle Simone Scott is out with a new cookbook: “Food Gifts: 150+ Irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents” (America’s Test Kitchen, $30).
“Food is one of the very best gifts you can give, because it’s a gift of connection,” writes Scott in the book. Scott’s cookbook is a guide for “cooking, baking, assembling, and crafting homemade food gifts that will look as fabulous as they taste,” according to the book.
It includes gift ideas for everything from celebrating holidays to welcoming a new neighbor. Scott also provides ideas on keeping food gifts fresh and using items like canning jars or cellophane bags to package food.
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On Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Scott will join Lyndsay C. Green, Free Press dining critic, to discuss her latest book at the newly opened Detroit Food Commons, 8324 Woodward in Detroit.
Tickets are $31.80 through eventbrite.com and include a copy of “Food Gifts.” The cookbook will also be available for purchase at the event. This is the second cookbook for food stylist Scott, who also authored “Boards: Stylish Spreads for Casual Gatherings” (America’s Test Kitchen, $30).
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