Pascal Baudar is the author of four previous books: Wildcrafted Vinegars (2022), Wildcrafted Fermentation (2020), The Wildcrafting Brewer (2018), and The New Wildcrafted Cuisine (2016). A self-described “culinary alchemist,” he leads classes in traditional food preservation techniques. Through his business, Urban Outdoor Skills, he has introduced thousands of home cooks, celebrity chefs, and foodies to the flavors offered by their wild landscapes. Baudar was named one of the most influential local tastemakers by Los Angeles Magazine.
“Pascal Baudar’s books keep getting better. He is an intrepid experimentalist and original thinker whose ideas about ways of using foraged food are deepening over time with his accumulated experience. With Wildcrafted Seeds and Grains, I am wowed once again.” —Sandor Ellix Katz, author of The Art of Fermentation, Wild Fermentation, and other titles “A new book by Pascal Baudar is always cause for excitement and—even better—anticipation: ‘What am I going to learn?’ Pascal’s work is rigorous in its research, practical in application, and, in a culinary realm where appropriation is rife, it is authentic. Focusing on seeds and grains was a natural step for him, since he seems to have explored almost everything else wild. I can’t wait to apply what I learn from Wildcrafted Seeds and Grains, and I am immensely grateful that this author continues to explore beyond-conventional ingredients with his particular brand of curiosity, creativity, and generosity of spirit.” —Marie Viljoen, author of Forage, Harvest, Feast