Sharing the Table

A passionate culinary journey from a farm-family Formica table to some of the world’s most–celebrated white linen draped restaurant tables. Tales feature meeting famous culinary celebrities, chefs and restaurateurs both in the northwest and abroad. Delight in the life-changing stories of humble beginnings to becoming a chef-instructor who travels the globe in search of authentic Mediterranean and Latino cuisines and finds the joy of bountiful Skagit Valley farmers market in her own backyard. Emphasis is placed on sourcing whole, sustainable, fair-traded, local and organic foods. Spanning fifty plus years she has developed an eclectic collection of one hundred twenty recipes that appeals to home cooks, culinary travelers and well-seasoned professional chefs alike. Chef instructor Linda Hierholzer weaves historical dish origins, savvy shopping choices, choosing the right tool for the right job, instructive cooking tips and science, hospitality fundamentals and a taste, think, transform mentality of approaching recipes, turning an otherwise robotic cook into a critical thinking food explorer. Come along for the adventure.