Kitchen Work #7: The Quarantine Issue

Kitchen Work is a journal published out of San Francisco, edited by food professionals and activists.  Each issue takes on a particular theme, and writers of all experiences and types are invited to contribute. The relative newness and 'zine-like, underground nature of the periodical opens itself up to a swath of writers and creatives as yet untapped by mainstream publications. The result is a collection of fresh, unencumbered voices and perspectives. Issue #7, The Quarantine Issue, debuted in the summer of 2021 as the world's relationship to home cooking and comfort eating experienced a rapid change of pace and perspective.  Contributions include: an essay by rare book dealer Gabriel Boyers on experiencing the early days of uncertainty, increasingly ambitious cooking projects, and finding the courage to dine out again an interview about the sensory perceptions of those afflicted with COVID-19 a recipe for roti from writer and textile designer Sumitra Mattai as relayed to her by her m