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Nichole Accettola

Nichole Accettola is a CIA-trained chef and the owner of Kantine, a Scandinavia-inspired restaurant located in San Francisco serving breakfast, lunch, and snacks with a gorgeous menu of pastries, porridge and jewel-like smørrebrød sandwiches. Her café has garnered glowing reviews from media such as San Francisco Chronicle, Time Out, and Eater.

Malena Watrous has worked as a recipe tester for Melissa Clark and written about food, books, and travel for the New York Times, Allure, Condé Nast Traveler and Salon. She is the author of the novel If You Follow Me. She leads the Online Writer’s Studio at Stanford University, where she teaches fiction and food writing.

Books

All Things Scandinavian & Nordic

Winter is the perfect season for a little injection of Northern culture. From hearty food to knitted clothes, Nordic and Scandinavian life emphasizes all things cozy and comfortable. The Danish concept of “hygge” showcases this best. Hygge is all about balance, contentment, and taking things slow. Rather the daily rush of work, chores, getting dinner

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: October

We’re overflowing with awesome books for October! Read more about your favorite celeb, whether you worship at the altar of Dolly Parton, live and breathe all things Harry Styles, or have never forgotten the revolutionary creativity of Tupac. Foodies with precarious piles of cooking tomes can find some relief in the form of delicious, easy

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