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I’m late to post but brimming with gratitude for Laura @booksociety (long live independent bookstore wine bars!) in partnership with Bebe @champagneandcookies as we celebrated the 10th anniversary of #steepedbook during National Tea month. A big high five to @leenaeats for bringing masala chai and her story (she is ready for @mothstories !!) to the party. And all of us just reveled in the beautiful teas from @teance_fine_teas that we paired with tea-infused bites from the book and for ChihHui sharing part of her tea story with us. Tea people are my people. Thanks to everyone over the years for buying my first book, cooking from it, and finding new ideas for our favorite ingredient beyond the tea cup.

Fun fact: I snuck bites of poetry throughout the book and launched it at @awpwriter — maybe an interesting choice, but it made perfect sense to me. I shared a Bookfair table with my friends @poetryintl and procured scones from a @beardfoundation nominated bakery — bringing words and beautiful food together. This book and the act of creating a cookbook taught me so much. It will remain an indelible experience, shared in photoshoot sessions with the enigmatic @thisisshih. And, because I believe music can get us into the zone, here’s to @coldplay whose songs on Milo Xyloto helped me keep time while recipe developing. It’s funny—even now, the songs can propel me back into our tiny kitchen in 2014 San Francisco! taken in College Avenue, Berkeley by @anneliesz

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This summer, I taught two cooking classes with urban campers, ranging from 4th grade to 9th. We focused on a few Mediterranean dishes and some Greek ones (part of me is still sailing the Aegean from last year. IYKYK) like the Spanakopita by @constantlygus in his warm and big hearted tribute of a cookbook to his mom— don’t miss the sweet thank you at the end, to Julia!!

My next @18reasons adult cooking class is this week and we will focus on summer flavors while playing with and shaping masa. Sign up at the link in my bio & join us. taken in 18 Reasons by @anneliesz

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It’s a beautiful day in the Bay Area for a drive up to Napa, font you think? THIS IS YOUR LAST WEEKEND (where did July go?) to experience @annavoloshynacooks Ukrainian food at @rotationnapa in the charming @oxbowpublicmarket. I stopped by for lunch during a work assignment at @ciaatcopia and the flavors and textures of her food—the beauty of it all—just kept me and my friend, Alice, smiling. What we ate: Cold Borsch, Ukrainian Polenta (with cheese and mushrooms, Grilled Summer Squash with such lovely sauce and oil drizzled on top, two kinds of Tomato dishes (one that’s fermented and delightful with everything), plus fresh Honey Cake. Have you gone yet? Tell me what you ate in the comments. Brava, Anna! I’m so excited about your upcoming UKRAINE cookbook’s release! taken in Oxbow Public Market by @anneliesz

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In KIN, cookbook author and chef @marie_mitchell_ welcomes readers and eaters to the Caribbean table. We spoke on The Hot Plate about her supper club series, the essays that accompany recipes in KIN, how history shapes who we are and our food. Listen in at IACP on Substack.

https://iacp.substack.com/p/the-hot-plate-with-marie-mitchell taken in London, England by @anneliesz

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For the second Music & Wellness Summit by @napafest, keynote speaker @reneeflemingmusic participated in a conversation with panelists Aniruddh Patel of TUFTS, Dr. Andrea Clarke from @kaiserpermanente, and neurologist @drindredirects (Indre Viskontas) of @usfca and @sfconservmusic. The Summit built upon last year’s program as Dr. Patel explained his OPERA Hypothesis (details in the video) in a session entitled, “A Biological Perspective on the Transformative Power of Music.” Dr. Viskontas then broached the topic of AWE and “How Music Can Make Us Well,” highlighting the importance of treating music like a Swiss Army knife and not a sledgehammer.

The Summit wove live music throughout the day’s learning sessions, including a surprise performance of Samuel Barber’s “Agnus Dei” in the lobby by the @ypcofnyc, conducted by @franciscojnunez, after they wrapped their Case Study, “Music as Access,” session. Later on, pianist @rmgpiano gave a concert for attendees, while others made music in a hands-on workshop with @garymuszynski of Orchestrating Excellence. A final surprise performance with members of @singnapavalley closed out the keynote event, lighting up the Ecolab auditorium of @ciaatcopia with song.
#musicandwellness taken in Copia by @anneliesz

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Cheesing it up, but rocking el tri jersey my mom surprised me with when she returned from Mexico. That match with England was tough, but I love the communal spirit of the Copa Mundial. From watching that Netherlands match at a Mexican bar (and the owner cheering for Holland) to being at a Mexican restaurant and patrons and the restaurant team all fixed on the TV. Is your team still in the World Cup? Who are you cheering for and hoping goes all the way? by @anneliesz

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In 2010, the Netherlands took on Spain in the Copa Mundial finals. Arjen Robben had a shot. Who would win? I wept. And yet, every four years my orange Nederlands jacket comes out. Maybe this is their year. Clearly, not 2026 and yet what a rush to connect with other futbol fans eager to see the beautiful game on this kind of international stage. I baked a Nectarine Olive Oil Cake with crackly phyllo crust for the occasion and wax poetic about how the thrall of World Cup first sucked me in — in my new Oliveletter on Substack. by @anneliesz

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20 days ago

Short Stack, originally published in The Scapegoat Review. With a Jimi remix for the 4th.⚡️🎸 taken in Oakland, California by @anneliesz

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21 days ago

I woke up at 3:52 a.m., not alone as a firework announced itself, already going off outside. Our neighbors, the neighborhood, the city typically peals with a sound that inside one’s home, on July Fourth, sounds like bombs outside the door, sometimes mortars joining the fray. Step outside and the sky lights up overhead. But try telling the cats about this revelry and they don’t understand. This year is different. My friend and neighbor who sets them off a street away, well they’re out of town.

I want to tell you about the composer in these photos. But first, let’s start here.

I lost precious years to wishing my hair might magically turn blonde and my eyes might go blue. With a name like mine, you can’t hide. And so friends knew I was different. I could be nothing but. The word immigrants didn’t exactly fit into kindergarten or grade school or high school conversations.

And yet, that’s what my parents are. I am a first born in the U.S. who tried to shed her brown skin early on, to fit in. My way out of that toxic thinking was slow. I just embraced that feeling like I might always feel out of place and find it as a strength, as a way to be bridge for others who also might experience the same thing.

I interviewed the composer, Jessie Montgomery, several years ago. She stunned me with the way she brought herself into her musical compositions. She didn’t hide or try to mimic classical music (that I love) but forged a new path. STRUM, the song playing over this post remains my first and favorite of her pieces. But BANNER is what woke me up this morning. It’s what took me to a Chicago Symphony Orchestra young composer’s concert to hear and applaud her mentees recently. I wanted to aak her about BANNER but it wasn’t the time or place. Luckily, the LA Phil has program notes online about this 2014 piece, composed for the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner.

Her words speak into this 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence too.

She composed a piece of music that blends in parts of the Star-Spangled Banner, that responds to the question: “What does an anthem for the 21st century sound like in today’s multi-cultural environment?” by @anneliesz

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Recipes connect us at the table, but also can be a legacy of love left behind. @constantlygus weaves comedy from his experience doing stand-up — but also processes grief of living through and writing a tribute of a cookbook to his mother, Julia Constantellis, uplifting her recipes and sharing stories that anchor them in his unforgettable book, "My Greek Mom's Recipes: She Died. I Wrote This Cookbook." He is our guest on The Hot Plate. Listen into our interview, , over at IACP on Substack.

https://iacp.substack.com/

#IACPculinary #substack taken in New York City by @anneliesz

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When you arrive at your seat for @sfopera’s “Elektra,” a scene already plays out onstage. As envisioned by director Keith Warner, visitors of a museum mill about, looking at an axe that will later play a central role in the classic tale of Agamemnon’s murder. The story is set in motion when an unwitting visitor gets locked inside the museum and fixates on avenging her father’s death, captivating the audience. As one opera-goer said, “Paternal vengeance — it’s perfect for Father’s Day.”

Richard Strauss’s “Elektra” first debuted at SFO in 1938 with the largest pit orchestra in the operatic repertoire, so the company expanded the rear of the pit into what is now known as “the Torpedo Room.” For the current staging of “Elektra,” Music Director @eskconductor leads 95 instrumentalists.

You still have two chances — including tonight — to see @elena_pankratova_soprano’s debut at SFO as Elektra and vocal powerhouse @elzasoprano in the role of Chrysothemis. As another opera-goer said, it “will make you stay ‘til the end.”

Photo by Cory Weaver.
Video by @anneliesz

#opera taken in War Memorial Opera House by @anneliesz

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I wrote the start of this think piece for @sfclassicalvoice more times than I care to admit. I’d gone to see the documentary “Figaro Up, Figaro Down,” about baritone, Tim Blevins, at the @sffilm this spring, interviewing people waiting for tickets and afterwards too. During the post-film Q+A, someone asked Tim what he was doing now, a question I sometimes hate. Here we had watched a feature length film about his start at Juilliard—looking back to his time on the stage—before drugs and addiction and the Tenderloin and redemptive arc. I can’t forget how he responded to that well-meaning person’s question with one word: “Busking.’

I wrote and rewrote and then wrote in my last Oliveletter about procrastinating to write my experience with the film. I wanted to do right by Tim, someone I’ve never met firsthand, though I did ask him a question at the post-film Q&A about the music that comes to mind when he is at peace (“Silence,” he replied.).

I am immensely grateful to @sfclassicalvoice for the opportunity to write about @figaroup.figarodown and to Director Javid Soriano who spent 12 years making the film that ended up winning the audience choice documentary award at the festival The think piece surprised me in the direction it took and I’m thinking about the character of Figaro differently….

Read the full piece in my Story / link in bio.

#opera #documentary by @anneliesz

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