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April 16: Bread lab inspires chef promoting handmade food

By Cathy McKenzie, WSU Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Marc Vetri will share his culinary insights – and fresh pasta samples – at a free, public book signing at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Washington State University Mount Vernon Research Center.

Chef praises WSU wheat breeder in New York Times bestseller

By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences SEATTLE – If Dan Barber had his way, there would be a wheat breeder like Stephen Jones in every corner of every state. Jones features prominently in the new New York Times bestseller, “The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food,” written […]

Cookbook recognized by national culinary organization

By Sue McMurray, College of Business PULLMAN, Wash. – The cookbook “Crimson Spoon: Plating Regional Cuisine on the Palouse,” is a finalist in the professional kitchens category of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Winners will be announced during IACP’s 36th annual conference in Chicago on Saturday, March 15.