Hetty McKinnon: Tenderheart

Barrett Bookstore is delighted to partner with DEANE Distinctive Design and Cabinetry as we host Hetty Lui McKinnon, author of the acclaimed vegetarian cookbooks Community, Family, and Everyday, will discuss the inspiration behind her cookbooks, the importance of a plant-based diet, and the joys of cooking for friends and family. She will also be sharing some of her favorite recipes and cooking tips from her newest release “Tenderheart.”

Limited tickets available.

Each ticket includes a signed, hardcover copy of Hetty’s new release Tenderheart along with delicious light bites provided by Culinary Works.

ABOUT HETTY LUI MCKINNON

Hetty Lui McKinnon is a Chinese Australian cook and food writer. A James Beard Foundation finalist, she is the author of four other cookbooks, including the much-loved To Asia, With Love (2021), the award-winning Family: New Vegetarian Comfort Food to Nourish Every Day (2019), Neighbourhood: Hearty Salads and Plant-Based Recipes from Home and Abroad (2017), and Community: Salad Recipes from Arthur Street Kitchen (2014). Hetty is also the editor and publisher of multicultural food journal Peddler and the host of the magazine’s podcast The House Specials. She is a regular recipe contributor to The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Epicurious.com, and ABC Everyday; and her recipes have appeared in Food52, the Guardian, The Washington Post and more. Born and raised in Sydney, she now resides in Brooklyn, New York.

ABOUT TENDERHEART

The acclaimed author of To Asia, With Love explores how food connects us to our loved ones and gives us the tools to make vegetarian recipes that are healthful, economical, and bursting with flavor.
“A love letter to vegetables and almost a memoir through recipes, this truly special book speaks to the soul as much as to the stomach.” —Nigella Lawson, author of Cook, Eat, Repeat

Heritage and food have always been linked for Hetty Lui McKinnon. Tenderheart is a loving homage to her father, a Chinese immigrant in Australia, told in flavorful, vegetarian recipes. Growing up as part of a Chinese family in Australia, McKinnon formed a deep appreciation for her bicultural identity, and for her father, who moved to Sydney as a teenager and learned English while selling bananas at a local market. As he brought home crates full of produce after work, McKinnon learned about the beauty and versatility of fruits and vegetables. Tenderheart is the happy outcome of McKinnon’s love of vegetables, featuring 22 essential fruits and vegetables that become the basis for over 180 recipes, including:

• Miso Mushroom Ragu with Baked Polenta
• Carrot and Vermicelli Buns
• Crispy Potato Tacos
• Kale, Ginger and Green Onion Noodles
• Broccoli Wontons with Umami Crisp
• Soy–Butter Bok Choy Pasta
• Sweet Potato and Black Sesame Marble Bundt

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