Here are the recipes and a big taste of the personality that have made five-year-old Huckleberry CafE Santa Monica's favorite neighborhood bakery and breakfast/brunch/lunch spot. It’s the place where everyone from moms with strollers to movie and music stars and entertainment execs and their families linger over crostatas, the best bread in L.A., and mind-blowing hash. Huckleberry is the L.A. (Santa Monica) equivalent of Boston’s Flour and San Francisco’s Tartine Bakery, with constant lines out the door and national press to prove it. Nathan’s motto is 'everything in generosity' and her effusiveness and exacting ways show in every item that comes out of her kitchen.
This book includes location photos that visually anchor the book in L.A., as well as more than 140 food and how-to shots and more than 140 recipes for original and irresistible rustic cakes and teacakes, muffins, scones and biscuits, breads and other things that rise, flakey dough things, baked dishes, fried indulgences, pancakes, cereals, breakfast sandwiches, hearty breakfast plates, a handful of special drinks, and jellies, jams, and spreads.
Industry Reviews
"...a breakfast book that has you cheering for Nathan and her story and her food before its first recipe; you'll be hugging it, unironically, by the end. It's full of photos that toe the food porn-line but dismount squarely on the classy side, Mary Lou Retton-Style. Her recipes feel familiar (many a muffin, scone, cake, fruity baked thing, and brunchy egg dish), but they're somehow more. They are unfussy but still special, still at home in a book whose fore-edge design is a bright canary yellow with white polka dots." - food52
"[Nathan's] first cookbook covers foods from Huckleberry, both sweet and savory, healthy and indulgent. It also happens to boast possibly the most drool-worthy cover of all 2014 releases, shot by photographer/blogger Matt Armendariz." - Eater
"Every once in a while, a cookbook comes along that simply knocks me out. The new book...is from L.A.-based wife and husband team Zoe Nathan and Josh Loeb, who own Huckleberry Bakery and Caf? in Santa Monica, as well as Milo Olive, Sweet Rose Creamery, and Rustic Canyon. Their book is filled with wonderful tips about life and baking but what inspires me most is that I want to make every single recipe in this book! The beautiful photographs draw you in and the recipes are both rustic and elegant- plus, they're easy to make. Next for me, Baked Apples with Oat Crumble - the ultimate comfort food with a modern twist!" -- Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa
"Filled with entertaining behind-the-scenes stories and technical tips relayed in plain English, this cookbook will thrill meticulous bakers and Huckleberry's devotees." - Library Journal
"From the ingenious Tips and Secrets at the beginning to the Apologies (instead of acknowledgments) at the end, this bright, funny, sumptuous collection of (mostly) breakfasts and pastries, conjures the happy morning you imagine eating this food. Zoe Nathan's love for rustic, delicious food pours forth from the pages. Already a staple in my house." - Gwyneth Paltrow, actress, lifestyle guru, and author of It's All Good
"Here you'll find a hearty helping of Zoe Nathan's generous approach to baking-a rare balance of comfort and craft with attitude."- Chad Robertson, co-owner of Tartine Bakery and author of TARTINE BOOK NO. 3
"Huckleberry by Zoe Nathan is an all-around stunning book. From the immaculate food photography to the craving-inducing recipes to the yellow polka-dot pattern adorning the pages, Huckleberry is everything you could hope for in a bakery cookbook - and then some. Nathan's witty stories bring you right into the heart of her kitchen, and it's easy to feel like she's unlocked her bakery doors for you and invited you in for a tour." - FoodNetwork.com
"I love what Zoe Nathan has crafted at Huckleberry, from the ridiculously delicious salted caramel squares to the Brisket Hash. An extraordinary bakery-one of my favorites-and now a delicious book, too."-Elijah Wood, actor
"This book is Zoe's uber-personal and uber-delicious celebration of her passion and love for cooking and baking. I want to eat every gorgeous recipe and play hooky in her kitchen (especially if I can stay for staff meal)! - Suzanne Goin, chef/restaurateur and author of The A.O.C. Cookbook and Sunday Suppers at Lucques
"What I love most about Zoe is that she's neither afraid to be too casual nor too picky about the final product and somehow manage to find a hilarious balance amidst the madness, like a true teacher. From one down-home American baker to another, her balance of creating from the humored heart and nurturing soul is one that is instinctual and inspiring. "- Christina Tosi, chef/owner and founder of Momofuku Milk Bar and author of Momofuku Milk Bar
