Faith Kramer is a food writer and recipe developer concentrating on the food ways, history, and customs of the Jewish diaspora. She develops recipes and writes about Jewish customs and food as well as travel, and global ingredients. As a columnist for j., the Jewish News of Northern California, she writes articles on food and cooking along with original recipes. Faith has taught cooking classes on food from around the world, presented programs on Jewish customs, celebrations, and holidays, and led food-related walking tours that explore the economic, geographic, and political underpinnings of the food as well as how to use international ingredients in other contexts. She lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. Go to FaithKramer.com to learn more about Faith and 52 Shabbats and to find links to her recipes and other writings. Clara Rice is a Bay Area photographer, capturing whatever beautiful or delicious subject lands in front of her camera that day. Her images are clean, and compelling, and she is always looking for a new view on an old subject.
"""Clear and approachable....Faith has included recipes that not only have you rethinking Shabbat but dinner year-round."" Calvin Crosby, The King's English Bookshop ""Kramer ventures into new publishing territory with a wealth of information not just for Jews but also for anyone who appreciates world flavors, history, and great techniques."" Booklist ""[Faith Kramer's] inventive dishes are...packed with flavor."" Dianne Jacob, Will Write for Food "" 52 Shabbats is an informative, treat-laden cookbook full of ideas for those who want to set their weekly holiday tables in style."" Foreword Reviews ""Kramer captures the particular culinary and convivial delights that come along with experiencing a Shabbat dinner, and expands those delights out to anyone open to sharing them."" Leah Koenig, author of The Jewish Cookbook and Modern Jewish Cooking ""A fascinating, mouthwatering journey of Jewish cuisine."" Jamie Schler, award-winning food writer and author of Orange Appeal ""Kramer's recipes ensure that everyone will want an invitation to Shabbat dinner at your house!"" Emily Paster, food writer and cookbook author ""What a joy it is to read and cook from Faith Kramer's 52 Shabbats !"" -- Faye Levy, author of 1,000 Jewish Recipes and Feast from the Mideast ""Imaginative"" -- Los Angeles Times ""For anyone who appreciates world flavors, history, and great techniques -- A worthy companion to Joan Nathan's King Solomon's Table (2017)."" -- Booklist ""[Faith Kramer's] inventive dishes are... packed with flavor."" -- Dianne Jacob, author of Will Write for Food ""Clear and approachable ... Faith has included recipes that not only have you rethinking Shabbat but dinner year-round."" -- Calvin Crosby, The King's English Bookshop"