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.
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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.
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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).
Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news to: sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press.