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BOOKS

SECRET SUPPERS: Rogue Chefs and Underground Restaurants (2008) by JENN GARBEE (narrative nonfiction, with recipes) – Sasquatch Books

Collaborator / Writer + Recipe Developer / Tester + Project Manager (incl. Book Proposals)

FOCUS: Story-driven books / cookbooks

Phil’s Favorites: Recipes and Stories from Friends and Family Around the World (2025) by PHIL ROSENTHAL & JENN GARBEE (75 recipes and stories from Phil’s favorite chefs, bakers, and mom-and-pop shops worldwide) – Simon Element

THE PARTY SHIRT COOKBOOK: 100 Recipes for Next-Level Eats (2023) by X DI PETTA & NICK IAVARONE (aka @PartyShirt) & JENN GARBEE – Abrams Image

SOMEBODY FEED PHIL THE BOOK: Untold stories, Behind-the-Scenes Photos, and Favorite Recipes (2022, NYT Best Seller) by PHIL ROSENTHAL & JENN GARBEE (part memoir, part cookbook with recipes) – Simon Element

THE FIRE OF PERU: Recipes and Stories from My Peruvian Kitchen (2017) by RICARDO ZARATE & JENN GARBEE – Houghton Mifflin

URBAN INGREDIENTS: The Beer, Stories, and Flavors of Chicago for Goose Island Beer Co. (2017) written/edited by CHRISTINA PEROZZI & JENN GARBEE – Prospect Park Books

TOMATOMANIA: A Fresh Approach to Celebrating Tomatoes in the Kitchen (2015) by SCOTT DAIGRE & JENN GARBEE – St. Martin’s Press

DAS COOKBOOK: German Cooking…California Style (2014) by HANS ROCKENWAGNER, WOLFGANG GUSMACK & JENN GARBEE – Prospect Park Books

THE THYROID SOLUTION DIET (2014) by Dr. RIDHA AREM (Recipe Developer: JENN GARBEE) – Atria Books

RECIPE EDITOR/OTHER

LA MEXICANO: Recipes, People, and Places (2017) Bill Esparza; Recipe editor – Prospect Park Books

WHO WANTS SECONDS? Sociable Suppers for Vegans, Omnivores, and Everyone in Between (2013) Jennie Cook; Recipe editor – Prospect Park Books

AUNTIE EM’S: A Musician’s Guide to Breakfast and Brunch (2014) Terri Wahl; Recipe editor – Prospect Park Books

EAT LOS ANGELES (2008, 2010, 2012 editions) Contributing editor, print & online – Prospect Park Books

THE COOKBOOK LIBRARY: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes that Made the Modern Cookbook (2012) Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky; Consulting researcher, historic provenance – University of California Press, 2012

JOURNALISM

LOS ANGELES TIMES FOOD / CALENDAR (Arts & Entertainment) / TRAVEL / LA TIMES MAGAZINE (2005-2009 in house; 2010-2014 freelance)

–Reporter (Food, Calendar, Travel): Various food/arts beats incl. underground restaurants, artisan/family food businesses, cookbooks (reviews), craft beer, chefs (profiles), indie musicians/artists, travel

–Cooking/Baking Columnist including recipe development

LOS ANGELES TIMES FOOD Section – Assistant Editor (2006 -2007)

TRIBUNE NEWS WIRE (Nationwide distribution, 2008-2010): Cooking & Cocktail Columnist (Chicago Tribune, Daily Press, Orlando Sentinel, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle); including recipe development

LA WEEKLY (2012-2014) Weekly Columnist: Cooking with farmers, artisan/family food businesses, chef/food industry profiles, recipes

Other Featured Venues (Food, Drink, Arts): COOKING LIGHT, BON APPETIT, ROBB REPORT, LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE, US AIRWAYS MAGAZINE, EPICURIOUS, THE TASTING PANEL + various online outlets

BRAND + CONTENT DEVELOPMENT / CONSULTING

INGRAIN Magazine (2017-2020; Goose Island Beer Company): Project Developer & Consultant / Executive Managing Editor & Recipe Developer; feature length 120 page culinary, arts, and music magazine with quarterly distribution via Bon Appetit, GQ & Wired featuring Chicago’s cutting edge indie food, beer/wine/cocktail, music, and arts scene, including recipe development

RESTAURANT / RECIPE DEVELOPMENT & TESTING / OTHER CULINARY

RECIPE DEVELOPMENT: 15+ years (food & drink): LOS ANGELES TIMES, LA WEEKLY, COOKING LIGHT, BON APPETIT, EPICUROUS.COM, TRIBUNE NEWS WIRE, Ab-InBev, Goose Island Beer, Yvan Valentin Chocolate, Chilean Tourism Board, Blue Ocean (Australian wine), multiple CA wineries, et al.

LOS ANGELES TIMES Test Kitchen / Recipe Tester & Assistant Food Stylist (in-house)

LUCQUES restaurant / Assistant Pastry Chef stage under Breanne Varela / Suzanne Goin

Diplôme de Pâtisserie / LE CORDON BLEU (CA School of Culinary Arts)

JAMES BEARD AWARDS Cookbook Judge (2012, 2013)

Culinary Instructor (adults + kids): Epicurean West Hollywood, Chefmakers Academy Pacific Palisades, Crossroads School Santa Monica, UCLA Fowler Museum; complete curriculum development for ages 5 to 15 yrs + adult beginning cooks and targeted skills classes.

Guest Judge / The Next Food Network Star * Featured Guest / NPR’s Splendid Table

Other

Booking Manager / Ghost Writer (unpublished memoir): Don Alias, the premier jazz conga drummer behind icons past and present, incl. Miles Davis, Eartha Kitt, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, et al. (New York)

Arts Admin: Guggenheim Museum and New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York); Getty Museum, UCLA Fowler Museum (Los Angeles)

BA Philosophy (Davidson College) + Masters in Business & Arts Administration (UTexas, Austin)