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11/01/2026

📚Happy National Buy a Cookbook Day! 📚

Today, Sunday, November 1, is officially a holiday, registered with the National Day Archives thanks to Jenna Helwig founder of the day, founder of the Cookbookery Collective - Jenna Helwig and my Jenna Helwig + Rebecca Ffrench partner!

As a cookbook author (and a lifelong cookbook lover), I appreciate there’s a day dedicated to supporting our favorite cookbook authors and the bookstores that support them.

Whether you buy a cookbook for yourself or someone else, there’s no better excuse than a national holiday!

🍴📕In NYC today? Head to Wild Sorrel Cookbooks in the East Village between 2 and 3pm to meet Jenna in person and shop this independent bookstore’s collection devoted to home cooks and bakers.

❤️ Closer to home? Our beloved Kingston institution Rough Draft is open until 8pm tonight!

💻 or shop Kitchen Arts & Letters or Bookshop.org US online

Friends and fellow cookbook fans: go forth and buy cookbooks!! What will you be buying??? Buy a book and tag the author 🥰

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08/31/2026

Returning to Norway always feels like home to a certain extent (I attended university there) thanks to our many dear friends who lovingly swing their doors wide open for us. Anna Ffrench and I laughed and ate and slept like queens. Endless thanks to aabyholmv Alexander Åbyholm Julie Elisabeth Åbyholm William Heyerdahl Berg for making us feel like royalty, loved and welcomed, and to the many others we met along the way.

1. NORGE // Part 1: Hovelsrud Farm & Garden Hovelsrud gård på Helgøya

2. Caroline, founder of
Csoaps (check it out!) and her daughter Hennie packed us up and CH asked Anna if she knew where we were heading, "somewhere up North!" Anna laughed. (CH planned every detail, it was such a gift being in the hands of someone we trust) destination: the island of Helgøya, near the center of Lake Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake, and home to Hovelsrud Farm
3. The area is called the Tuscany of Norway for its rolling hills and fertile farms. The swaths of gold were breathtaking.
4. Hovelsrud is a picturesque family-run organic chicken farm with historic gardens and regenerative crops. Helmed by the gracious Marianne Olssøn, the farm and property have been in her family since the 1840s. Check out those artichokes!
5. Marianne gave us the grand tour of the gardens, encouraging us to pluck berries and cherries along the way.
6. Uncommon (and historic) varieties of currants
7. Marianne, 5th generation farmer making what is old new, and even better
8. Garden of our dreams
9. Golden fields of grain through regenerative farming
10. Tusen takk Marianne og Toleff for den beste middagen og gjestfrihet
11. Happy chickens taste better (especially with tarragon)
12. Truly the best panna cotta with cherry compote
13. Coziest cottage vibes (you can visit and stay on property!)
14. Flippin’ pancakes
15. Frokost - with Laurel & Ash Farm maple syrup
16. Delivery of 2000 just-born baby chicks
17. Now we want chickens more than ever
18. Animal welfare is priority here; lots of room to roam
19. How about that packaging? I’d buy more chicken just to see that in my fridge.
20. Last moments on Lake Mjøsa…stay tuned for more 🇳🇴❤️

01/13/2026

Looking for some grounding and self-care as we head into 2026?

Consider cooking with us in the studio.
We are excited to welcome Nicki Sizemore to The Upstate Table on Saturday, January 24 for a hands-on cooking and mindfulness workshop.

Nicki will lead us through an immersive 4-hour experience preparing nourishing, naturally gluten-free recipes from her new cookbook Mind, Body, Spirit, Food, which pubbed today! Congrats

The day culminates in a shared meal, which we’ll enjoy together. It’s a great way to connect with yourself and others!

Link in bio to sign up! We hope to see you there!

06/03/2025

PLEASE JOIN US 2 weeks from today!

Tickets are still available for one of my most beloved days of the year! The annual Summer Celebration Fundraiser!

This strolling dinner soirée takes place on the beautiful Y Farm Project teen-run urban farm in Midtown Kingston, and ALL proceeds benefit the Seeding the Future Scholarship, which goes directly to the teens who grow, nurture and sell the most gorgeous produce to our community.

Your ticket includes an open bar hosted by and 🍷PLUS sweet and savory delights from all your favorite local chefs.
We are so grateful to our community for the generous support of our youth!

I hope you can make it!! Link to purchase tickets in my bio.
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03/11/2025

Today seems like a good day to come out of hibernation (after a long break from posting) because a very special book project I had the honor to work on pubs today: CALL ME VEGAN by
It was so fun collaborating with the extremely creative and talented Halle Burns. Watching her turn grocery-store ingredients into vegan delights is magic. Tofu + Flour = A Versatile Dough pizza 🍕 Watermelon + Oven = The Most Incredible Vegan Tuna Bowl 🍉 🥣 Canned Artichoke Hearts + Tapioca Flour = Flaky Fish ’n Chips 🐟 🍟
The photo/food/design team including brought Halle’s vision to life with equal originality and imagination. at made it all happen and is a dream to work with…all the above = dream team! Congrats Halle. You did it girl. Can’t wait to celebrate with you tonight. Join us 3/11 7pm with Halle + q&a (get tix in link)

12/25/2024

sending the most heartfelt good wishes your way from our home to yours🎄may your days be merry and bright ✨ love and hugs, the ffrenches ❤️

12/21/2024

happy solstice!
in the season of cold and white, may your spirit shine happy and bright.

11/12/2024

You are invited this Saturday, 11/16
5-6:30pm at the Fuller Building to come have a drink on us, compliments of , mingle with your neighbors, meet Sicily, My Sweet cookbook author/OG food stylist ( will be selling her book!) and ceramicists/artists Jerome + Benedicte .ny plus browse .six knitwear stunning new collection and sample some Sicilian baked goods. The doors of our welcoming, kind-hearted community are open to all. 💫

11/12/2024

You are invited this Saturday, 11/16 5-6:30pm at the Fuller Building to come have a drink on us, compliments of , mingle with your neighbors, meet Sicily, My Sweet cookbook author/OG food stylist ( will be selling her book!) and ceramicists/artists Jerome + Benedicte .ny plus browse .six knitwear stunning new collection and sample some Sicilian baked goods. The doors of our welcoming, kind-hearted community are open to all. 💫

04/20/2023

'tis the season! grilled ramps (these ones to be eaten with fettuccine). I ❤️spring.

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